Clinical Practitioner Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Katalysysts Consulting; Swindon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in community healthcare is seeking a dedicated Band 5 clinician to join their integrated Urgent Community Response and NHS@Home services in Swindon. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide effective nursing care to patients in their own homes, ensuring their comfort and independence while preventing unnecessary hospital admissions. As part of a supportive and experienced team, you will develop your skills and confidence in a dynamic environment that values professional growth and career progression. If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the community and enhancing patient care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible Working Hours

Supportive Team Environment

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse qualification required.
• Experience in community nursing and patient assessment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care and develop care plans for patients.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support patients at home.
• Ensure timely documentation and adherence to professional standards.

Skills

Nursing Care

Clinical Management

Assessment Skills

Care Planning

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Registered General Nurse Qualification

Tools

Remote Monitoring Systems

Documentation Systems

Job description

Previous applicants need not apply.

To provide effective nursing care for patients in their own homes and other community settings supporting the Urgent Community Response and NHS@Home teams. The focus of this service will be to provide a multidisciplinary response that requires an assessment and clinical management plan within a set time frame, helping to prevent admission to secondary care and promote early discharge from hospital. To work closely with the teams who provide planned and unplanned care and develop strong working relationships with the GP, multidisciplinary teams, and social care services in the delivery of care. To ensure that the care provided maintains the dignity and respect of the individual and promotes their comfort, wellbeing, and independence at all times.

This service will be transitioning to HCRG Care Group from the 1st April 2025. The successful candidate may transfer over (under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) on the terms and conditions they are employed on. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for everyone involved.

We are looking to recruit a Band 5 clinician for our integrated Urgent Community Response and NHS@Home services based in Swindon within our Integrated Community Care division of GWH. Maintaining care for patients in the home environment is what we aspire to achieve, avoiding inappropriate transfer to hospital and promoting and facilitating effective discharge from hospital back into the home environment. With the appropriate level of clinical skill, training, and support you will develop and embed the skills and confidence to work autonomously with patients in their own home, with support from the wider experienced team. This role would be suitable for a Registered General nurse who is looking to develop or expand their transferable skills within the community setting. We are fully supportive of professional development to enable you to enhance your skill and knowledge and provide opportunities for career progression.

We provide a service between the hours of 8am and 22:00 across a 7 days service and work collaboratively with our community nursing day and night services and specialist community services.

Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition, and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined-up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

1. Deliver care within operational and clinical protocols that support safe high-quality practice including assessment, developing care plans, and maintaining associated records.
2. Contribute to the leadership, management, and organisation of the service team as required, ensuring a standard of care that is evidence-based and clinically effective.
3. Deliver high-quality nursing care appropriate to the band and experience, working alongside the clinical teams across community services.
4. Accept delegated tasks from the senior clinicians on duty and escalate concerns appropriately to senior colleagues.
5. Support in the clinical management and assessment of patients who are supported by the remote home monitoring system Doccla.
6. Work in an enabling model, empowering the service user and family carers to identify their strengths. This will include assessment, developing care plans, setting treatment objectives, and maintaining associated records.
7. Ensure that documentation is completed in a timely way according to the NMC professional standards.
8. Ensure that all service users have an up-to-date evidence-based care plan that meets their needs.
9. Promote the use of a person-centred approach and ensure that autonomy and choice are embedded into the philosophy of clinical care, utilising the use of remote technology when appropriate to provide ongoing monitoring of patient condition.

Please see Job Description for full details.

This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025.

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