Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse

Sussexcommunity; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization is looking for an enthusiastic B6 nurse or District Nurse SPQ with strong leadership skills and community nursing experience. The role requires effective management of a nursing team, ensuring high-quality patient care and adherence to best practices. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of housebound patients, contributing positively to their community.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership and management.
• Post qualifying experience in community nursing.
• Ability to work unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of community nursing team.
• Conduct holistic assessments for new patients.
• Ensure high-quality care for patients on caseload.

Skills

Leadership skills

Community nursing skills

Effective management skills

Education

District Nurse SPQ

Qualified RN

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced B6 nurse or District Nurse SPQ with a warm personality and great people skills to work in our community nursing teams.

You must have leadership experience and be able to demonstrate innovative practice and be informed of the current community nursing practices. You must also have post qualifying experience with either community nursing skills and competencies or transferrable skills and competencies.

You need to have effective management skills to take responsibility for caseload management of housebound patients with multiple nursing needs in the community with support from the Team Leader.

You will be responsible for ensuring high quality evidence-based care for patients, their families, and carers in the community.

This will include acting as a role model for staff, sharing learning and developing practice

You must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work.Mileage is claimable via the trust expenses system.

Main duties of the job

• The role of the B6 Community Sister/District nurse/charge nurse to manage the day to day running of a community nursing team in conjunction with the Team Leader.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the community nursing team are functioning at a high level providing excellent patient care for patients who are on the community nursing team caseload.
• The post holder will be part of a supportive team of other B6 across the other teams covering the north east of Hampshire providing a 7 day service covering the hours of 8am to 8am

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

• The post holder will effectively manage the community nursing team day to day
• Undertake holistic assessments of patient new to the community nursing service
• Complete assessments such as Purpose T, MUST/MUAC, wound assessments for all patients on the caseload and ensure that all staff members are completing these assessments.
• Manage chronic wounds such as leg ulcers, pressure ulcers using best practice and NICE guidlines
• Manage short term wounds such as surgical wounds
• Manage patients with JVAC drains, lantern drains, pig tail drains and flushes when required.
• Care for PICC lines and chemotherapy disconnections Full training will be given.
• Care for other central lines such as Mid lines, portacaths Full training will be given.
• Undertake the administration of intravenous antibiotics in the community, bolus or infusion.
• Ensure patients on the community nursing caseload have pressure relieving equipment in place or referred to the appropriate service for additional pressure relieving equipment for specialist items.
• Liaise with the patients GP when needed and communicate effectively with the GP practice to build relationships with our GP colleagues.
• Be part of the Integrated care team, attending weekly MDT meetings in the absence of a community matron.
• Be the patients advocate when needed.

Refer to person specification and detailed job description for more information.

Person Specification

• Ability to work unsupervised
• Able to use electronic patient records.
• Support Patient and Person-Centered Care
• District Nurse SPQ

Current and previous experience

• End of life care
• Qualified RN
• Leadership skills from current role
• Previous B6 role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£39,205 to £47,084 a yearper annum incl HCAS