Community Nurse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Hersham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health and Care is seeking a Registered Adult Nurse to join our team. You will assess care needs, implement holistic nursing programmes, and support families and carers while maintaining high standards of documentation and governance.

You will work with the senior team, mentor colleagues, and contribute to innovative practice, requiring a current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse with NMC.
• Valid Driving Licence (to drive within UK).
• Understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda, Ability to assess, deliver and evaluate quality care.
• Effective communicator.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the team undertaking lead responsibilities as negotiated and agreed with District Nurse.
• Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times.
• Assess individual care needs, implement and evaluate holistic programmes of care.
• Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers.
• Develop effective communication and liaison systems.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to SDHC procedures.
• Facilitate/undertake training and professional updating for team and student.
• Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff.
• Maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care.
• Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines.
• Support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activities.
• Work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the senior team member, deputising as required.
• Be responsible and maintain timely patient care.
• Be responsible for maintain data entry and other record keeping.
• To work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the patient.
• Be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals.

Skills

Effective communicator

Driving licence

Job description

Responsibilities

• o Work as part of the team undertaking lead responsibilities as negotiated and agreed with District Nurse
• o Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times
• o Assess individual care needs, implement and evaluate holistic programmes of care
• o Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers
• o Take every opportunity to promote health and wellbeing of the patiento
• o Develop effective communication and liaison systemso
• o Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to SDHC procedures
• o Facilitate/undertake training and professional updating for team and student
• o Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff
• o Maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care
• o Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines
• o Support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activities
• o Work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the senior team member, deputising as required
• o Be responsible and maintain timely patient care
• o Be responsible for maintain data entry and other record keeping
• o To work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the patient
• o Be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals

To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages. Please note these roles require post holders to hold a current and valid driving licence enabling them to drive in the UK and have access to a vehicle for work purposes. We have our own Learning & Development Department that have a range of different courses and development plans that give you the opportunity to grow your career.

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse with NMC
• Valid Driving Licence (to drive within UK), To have an understanding of current issues affecting the NHS
• Understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda, Ability to assess, deliver and evaluate quality care
• Effective communicator

About the Employer

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey County Council

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us. It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before. In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.