Community Staff Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Hillingdon; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bank shifts in the district

Relocation package

Preceptorship programme

In-house training

Clinical nurse facilitator access

Access to specialist diabetes care

Job summary

A band 5 registered general nurse joins the district nursing team of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust on a full-time basis. The work is home visits for complex needs: wound care, catheterisation, IV medicines, diabetes, palliative symptom control and drain care, largely working autonomously.

Weekend working is required, usually one in three, across an 08:00 to 18:00 service. Community experience is not essential, but understanding of autonomous community working must be shown.

Qualifications

• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• NMC registration as a Registered General Nurse (RGN).
• Post-graduate experience with long-term conditions.
• Experience of case management and care coordination.
• Clinical leadership experience.
• Understanding of Mental Capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex nursing care to patients in their own homes across the district nursing service.
• Work autonomously in the community, directing and coordinating programmes of care.
• Manage diabetes, including blood sugar monitoring and insulin administration.
• Provide tissue viability and wound care, including leg ulcers and VAC dressings.
• Carry out bladder and bowel care, including catheterisation and continence assessments.
• Administer IV medicines and care for PICC and midlines.
• Provide palliative care, including symptom control and syringe drivers.
• Undertake case management and care coordination.
• Write clinical records and service reports that are well written and timely.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Autonomous working

Clinical leadership

Diabetes care

Education

NMC registration as RGN

Job description

A band 5 registered general nurse joins the district nursing team of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust on a full-time basis. The work is home visits for complex needs: wound care, catheterisation, IV medicines, diabetes, palliative symptom control and drain care, largely working autonomously. Weekend working is required, usually one in three, across an 08:00 to 18:00 service. Community experience is not essential, but understanding of autonomous community working must be shown.

What the job involves

• Deliver complex nursing care to patients in their own homes across the district nursing service
• Work autonomously in the community, directing and coordinating programmes of care
• Manage diabetes, including blood sugar monitoring and insulin administration
• Provide tissue viability and wound care, including leg ulcers, compression therapy, doppler assessments, VAC dressings, pressure and surgical wounds
• Carry out bladder and bowel care, including male, female and suprapubic catheterisation and continence assessments
• Administer IV medicines and care for PICC and midlines
• Provide palliative care, including symptom control, anticipatory medicines and syringe drivers
• Care for drains, including rocket drains, nephrostomies and chest drains
• Undertake case management and care coordination
• Work across professional boundaries, negotiating patient management and promoting self-care
• Act as role model, educator, supervisor and mentor, delegating activities to appropriate staff
• Write clinical records and service reports that are well written and timely

Qualifications

• Evidence of working within multidisciplinary teams

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as an RGN

Experience

• Post-graduate experience working with people with long-term conditions
• Extensive post-graduate experience assessing complex needs
• Experience of case management and care coordination
• Experience of working across professional boundaries
• Clinical leadership experience
• Clinical experience of caring for people with cognitive impairment

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and DoLS
• Understanding of safeguarding adults and children
• Understanding of clinical governance and maintaining high standards of care
• Extended and advanced clinical knowledge
• Understanding of the wider NHS and social care contexts
• Ability to direct and coordinate care, working autonomously and collaboratively

Checks & eligibility

• Car driving licence or competent cycling to travel between multiple sites

Other

• Organisation, leadership and problem-solving, with IT literacy and clear written communication

Nice to have

• Evidence of relevant continuous professional development
• Understanding of current health service issues
• Understanding of primary care
• Experience of audit and evaluation to improve healthcare
• Motivational interviewing skills

What’s offered

• Automatic enrolment on the bank, offering extra paid shifts at a competitive rate
• Relocation package where applicable
• Preceptorship programme with regular supervision
• In-house training programme
• Support from a newly recruited clinical nurse facilitator
• Access to specialist diabetes, tissue viability, bladder and bowel, and palliative care teams