Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse (DNSPQ)

NHS Jobs; Town of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse. The role involves professional accountability for own and delegated work, carrying out holistic assessments and applying evidence-based practice to deliver effective care.

The post emphasizes promoting patient independence, reducing hospital admissions, and working within the new model of care. Based in the NHS Trust, the role requires dedicated clinical leadership in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Be professionally and legally accountable for own and delegated work.
• Undertake holistic patient assessments, including those with complex presentations and multiple pathologies.
• Use evidence-based practice to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
• Promote patient independence and aim to reduce hospital admissions and inpatient length of stay.

Job description

Senior Community Nurse/District Nurse (DNSPQ)

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work. To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines. To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills. To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate. To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting. Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately. Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and includingimmediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks. To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions. To contribute to and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Team and the new model of care.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust