Community Nurse

NHS Jobs; Diss; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated clinician to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care using clinical reasoning and a range of treatment options. After holistic assessment, you will devise individualised care plans, adjust them as needed, and communicate complex information to patients and carers.

You will liaise with GPs, social care and MDTs, use assistive technology where appropriate, attend multidisciplinary meetings, and ensure records in SystmOne

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop care plans, using clinical reasoning skills, that may need to be delivered from a range of options.
• Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
• Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
• Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
• Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients cooperation in their care management plan.
• Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health careprofessionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
• Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
• Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
• Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
• Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
• Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
• Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
• Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.

Job description

1. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop care plans, using clinical reasoning skills, that may need to be delivered from a range of options.
2. Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
3. Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
4. Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
5. Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients cooperation in their care management plan.
6. Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health careprofessionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
7. Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
8. To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
9. Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
10. Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
11. Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
12. Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
13. Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
14. Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.

Professional the post holder will:

1. Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate
2. Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions
3. Be able to make own travel arrangements to patients homes, clinics, base and meetings etc as required
4. Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies
5. Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies
6. Provide advice/training to less experienced staff and supervise and support junior members of staff and students where appropriate; contributing to the induction process for new staff / students
7. Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances
8. Comment on draft policies
9. Maintain own continued professional development
10. Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised
11. Be accountable for work delegated to others
12. Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role
13. Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence

Organisational the post holder will:

1. Undertake mandatory training as required
2. Participate in a Personal Development Review process
3. Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members
4. Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy
5. Be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff
6. Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course
7. Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy
8. Contribute to clinical audit as required
9. Complete the staff survey as required
10. Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

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