District Nurse / Community Case Manager Nurse - Amersham ACHT

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Newsham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development

Flexible working opportunities

NHS pension

Health and wellbeing services

Secondment option for internal

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain offers a 30-hour part-time community nursing post based in Buckinghamshire, delivering care to patients in their homes. You will manage a caseload of individuals with long-term conditions, with a focus on preventing hospital admission and coordinating district nurse services.

The role requires registration with NMC, driving licence and access to a car, plus willingness to undertake District Nurse training and CPD to maintain clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or diploma is required.
• Post-graduate clinical training in elderly care or long-term conditions is preferred.
• Evidence of recent continuous professional development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Assess the physical and psycho-social needs of a defined caseload and start treatment and care.
• Manage a caseload of patients with long-term conditions who would benefit from case management.
• Deliver nursing interventions in patients' home environments.
• Provide IV therapy, catheter care, wound and leg ulcer care, palliative and end-of-life care, and medicines management.
• Undertake referral management to set up case management programmes.

Skills

District Nurse training

Medicines management

Professional skills

Lifelong learning

Education

Nursing degree or diploma

Post-graduate clinical training

Tools

Electronic clinical systems

Job description

This 30-hour part-time post sits with the Amersham Adult Community Healthcare Team, where the nurse delivers care to patients in their own homes. The work centres on managing a caseload of people with long-term conditions who are at high risk of deterioration, using assessment and referral management to keep them out of hospital. The service runs 7am to 9pm, seven days a week, and the role needs access to a car and a driving licence for travel across Buckinghamshire. Applicants must be willing to undertake District Nurse training.

What the job involves

• Assess the physical and psycho-social needs of a defined caseload and start treatment and care based on best available evidence
• Manage a caseload of patients with long-term conditions who would benefit from case management
• Manage community patients at very high risk of acute deterioration and unplanned admission
• Deliver case management interventions tailored to each individual's needs
• Undertake referral management to set up case management programmes for patients referred to the Adult Community Healthcare Teams
• Improve health outcomes using specialist nursing skills and knowledge
• Provide nursing interventions to patients in their home environment
• Deliver IV therapy, catheter care, wound and leg ulcer care, palliative and end of life care, and medicines management
• Contribute to effective caseload management processes in the community
• Work with community team members and ward staff to deliver a high-quality service

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or diploma in health, nursing studies or a related subject
• Relevant post-graduate clinical training, such as elderly care, long-term conditions, respiratory, cardiac, dementia, rehabilitation, trauma and orthopaedics, or end of life
• Evidence of recent continuous professional development

Registration & licences

• NMC registration
• Registered Allied Healthcare Professional / Registered Level 1 status

Experience

• At least one year as a Band 5 in the community
• Broad experience post registration across a variety of core areas
• In-depth experience of working within a multi-agency or multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working in a busy, pressurised office environment and managing a diverse workload

Skills & knowledge

• Willingness to undertake District Nurse training
• Ability to demonstrate professional skills and competence in medicines management, care and treatment delivery
• Innovative approach and willingness to work with community team and ward staff
• Willingness to develop own knowledge and skills

Checks & eligibility

• Valid, current driving licence with access to a car for work

Nice to have

• Three years' post-registration experience in a community or in-patient setting
• Experience of assisting with change management programmes, such as service development
• Experience of electronic clinical systems
• Experience of day-to-day staff management, such as allocating cases to healthcare assistants
• Wide range of clinical expertise within the NHS

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities to support career progression
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• NHS pension
• Access to NHS discount schemes
• Health and wellbeing services
• Secondment option for internal applicants