Community Sister/Charge Nurse

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A health service provider in the UK is seeking a Community Sister/Charge Nurse to join their Urgent Community Response Team. The role involves providing high-quality patient care, clinical triage, and leadership within a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants should have experience in community nursing and demonstrate strong clinical skills. Competitive salary range between £38,682 to £46,580 per annum (pro rata) with a part-time option available.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Willingness to work towards a non-medical prescriber qualification.
• Some experience with chronic conditions and acutely unwell patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing advice and care to patients.
• Complete clinical triage for admissions avoidance.
• Manage complex decision-making relating to clinical care.

Skills

Community Nursing

Clinical Triage

Team Management

Patient Care

Problem Solving

Education

Relevant degree or willingness to work towards

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Job description

Part time - 30 hours per week - there may be opportunity for the post to be offered as a full time post.

We are seeking to appoint a Community Sister/ Charge Nurse for our Urgent Community Response Team.

This provides an exciting opportunity for those wishing to expand on their assessment and clinical skills within a community environment. The primary goal of our service is to prevent hospital admission by providing high quality care and treatment in the community setting, whilst maintaining the 2 hourly urgent care response target. You will work as part of a transfer of Care hub working alongside Advanced Nurse Practitioners, the wider community multi disciplinary team and social care to ensure that patient's are cared for on the appropriate community pathway to support their individual needs.

As a Community Sister/ Charge Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your team to deliver high quality patient care, utilising results from clinical audit to support you to do this. You will provide leadership to provide strong clinical leadership to the urgent nursing team and wider MDT acting as a role model at all times. You will work flexibly and in partnership with health and care colleagues to support effective system flow.

As part of your role you will provide effective triage and assessment ensuring patients receive the right level of care, at the right time and in the right place according to the needs of the individual and within available health and social care capacity

Main duties of the job

• Provide skilled nursing advice, support and care to patients, their family/supporters and carers
• Complete effective clinical triage for admissions avoidance and urgent response services including the virtual ward, 2 hour urgent response and step up and step down discharge to assess pathways
• Utilise clinical knowledge within the Transfer of Care hub to assess and make decisions regarding patient care and safety in a crisis situation
• Have a working knowledge of all discharge pathways and community services available.
• Be involved in complex decision making and problem solving relating to clinical care and risk assessment on an ongoing basis
• Promote good team working and an environment to enhance job satisfaction and ensure team members feel valued and empowered.
• Be able to work and manage stressful situations that occur from both patient and staff dissatisfaction and be able to identify resolution for these situations. Ensure escalation of any issues when necessary.
• Contribute to the learning and development needs of individual staff through the wider team by completing Personal Development Reviews and one to ones.

About us

The RotherhamNHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving ourlocal population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act theright way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities ofRotherham

As a Trust weare on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart ofeverything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are thesecond most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as aplace to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagementoverall

But don't justtake our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations forour Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people andrecognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives ofpatients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improveour services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join uson our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

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Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Relevant degree or is willing to work towards obtaining one
• Non-medical prescriber or willingness to work towards

Experience

• Experience of Community Nursing
• Experience of Clinical Triage
• Experience of Team Management
• Experience of the development of individualised care plans and associated process
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrates responsibility and an awareness of service user needs
• Demonstrates the ability to deal with difficult and challenging situations
• Some experience working in a community setting having had exposure of chronic conditions and acutely unwell patients.

Knowledge

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of community nursing, primary and social care
• Policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to measuring and improving the quality and safety of patient care
• Understanding of community and multi disciplinary working and inter-professional relationships
• Current evidence based practice and research related to nursing and health care in the community.
• Knowledge of recent developments in Health and Social care
• Knowledge of Long Term Conditions or willingness to complete appropriates learning modules

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• Registered Nurse

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer annum, pro rata