District Nurse / Community Case Manager Nurse

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust; Amersham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a Community District Nurse for the Amersham Adult Community Healthcare Team. The part-time post (30 hours/week) provides nursing interventions in patients’ homes, with a focus on high-quality, compassionate care and multi-disciplinary collaboration.

You must have a driving licence and access to a car for work. Induction and skill competency development are provided.

Qualifications

• Registered Allied Healthcare Professional / Registered Level 1 is essential.
• Nurse Degree or Diploma in Health / Nursing Studies is essential.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development is required.
• At least 1 year experience as a Band 5 in the community is desirable.
• Post-graduate clinical training in relevant areas is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing interventions in patients' home environment.
• Assess physical and psycho-social needs and plan care based on best available evidence.
• Manage a caseload of patients with long-term conditions to prevent admissions.
• Work with MDT and community ward staff to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Support induction and ongoing skills development for team members.

Skills

District Nurse Training

Multi-agency teamwork

Medicines management

Home-based nursing care

Education

Registered Allied Healthcare Professional / Registered Level 1

Nurse Degree / Diploma in Health / Nursing Studies

Evidence of CPD (Continuous Professional Development)

Experience: Band 5 in the community

Post-graduate clinical training (Elderly, LTC, Respiratory, Cardiac, Dementia, Rehab, Trauma & Orthopaedics, End of Life)

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Community case manager/ district nurse with the Amersham Adult Community Healthcare Team. This role is part time and is 30 hours a week. The role is providing nursing interventions to patients in their home environment. If you are interested in joining our friendly team, we would love to hear from you. You must be a car driver with access to a car you can use for work. In this role you will become a competent Community Nurse. Our skills include IV's, catheter care, palliative care and end of life support, leg ulcer management, wound care, medication management, complex care management, prevention of admission work and MDT working. Our days are varied, with teamwork and compassion being at the heart of everything we do. Amersham ACHT aim to provide the highest standard of care for our patients. We will support you through your induction and gaining your skill competencies. Ideally you should have a wide range of clinical expertise within the NHS as well as experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment. The post holder must be able to demonstrate their professional skills and competence in medicines management, care and treatment delivery. You must be innovative in your approach and willing to work with other members of the community team and ward staff to ensure a high-quality service delivery. You must be willing to develop your own knowledge and skills. We provide a 7am to 9pm service 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

• The case management model will provide interventions tailored to meet the needs of the individual


• To contribute to processes for effectively caseload management for patients in community setting who are very high risk of acute deterioration and unplanned admission to hospital


• Assess the physical and psycho-social needs of the defined case load instigating therapeutic treatments and care delivery based on best available evidence


• To improve health outcomes using specialist nursing skills and knowledge


• To undertake referral management to develop and establish case management programmes for patients referred to the Adult Community Healthcare Teams


• To manage a caseload of patients with long term conditions who would benefit from case management

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk) What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.


• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.


• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.


• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.


• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.


• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.


• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.


• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, we refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant, there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training – Essential

• Registered Allied Healthcare Professional / Registered Level 1


• Nurse Degree/ Diploma in Health / Nursing Studies or related subject


• Evidence of recent Continuous Professional Development


• At least one year experience as a Band 5 in the community


• Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Elderly, Long Term Conditions, Respiratory Disease, Cardiac Disease, Dementia, Rehabilitation, Trauma and Orthopaedics and End of Life

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge – Essential

• Willingness to undertake the District Nurse Training

Experience – Essential

• Demonstrate broad experience post registration within a variety of core areas


• In depth experience of working within multi agency / multi disciplinary team


• Demonstrable experience of working in a busy office and pressurised environment and managing a diverse workload

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 3 years post registration


• Experience of assisting with implementing change management programmes e.g. service development


• Experience of electronic clinical systems


• Experience of day to day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants

Special Circumstances – Essential

• Valid and current driving license with access to a car for work. Driving is essential to the role and travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).