Enhanced Nurse or Paramedic

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a Senior Nurse or Paramedic to support frail patients through the Hospital at Home initiative. The role, based in London, involves working closely with hospital teams to facilitate patient care at home while ensuring high standards of clinical practice.

Benefits

Flexible working options

A comprehensive induction into the community service

Qualifications

• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Advanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous care to frail patients at home.
• Collaborate with acute hospitals to enhance service delivery.
• Monitor and maintain clinical standards.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Skills

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Independent Prescriber

Job description

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Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

About

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

CLCH is both the largest community healthcare organisation in London and the first in the capital to be awarded NHS Trust status. As such, CLCH is at the forefront of changing the way healthcare services are provided to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. Over 3,000 community health professionals and staff provide community and in-patient services to over 900,000 local people.

Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

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Key details

Location

SiteBuilding 16, Building Research establishmentAddressBucknalls LaneTownWatfordPostcodeWD25 9XXMajor / Minor RegionLondon

Contract type & working pattern

ContractFixed term: 12 months (secondment will be considered, Mat Leave cover)HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (This will be over 12 hour shifts - totalling 13 shifts in a 4 week period, including weekends)

Salary

Salary£48,270 - £54,931 Per Annum, inclusive of HCASSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 7)

Specialty

Main areaFrailty Hospital at Home

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job Overview

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

Due to maternity leave, we have an opportunity for a Senior Nurse or Paramedic to join the team on a fixed term basis. We are looking for forward thinking, passionate staff who can take a positive risk management approach to support the frail population to remain at home when acutely unwell.

The Hospital at Home model has been developed with our system partners WHTH and provide face to face care to facilitate acutely unwell patients out of hospital to home quicker or by preventing hospital admissions.

This service expands upon of our existing VH models within the system and has been implemented in line with National Guidance. The team is clinically led by a Frailty Nurse Consultant and the service delivered by ACPs, ECPs, senior nurses and therapists and support workers. The Hospital at Home service sits within the Unplanned Care Business Unit and will align with CLCHs Urgent Community Response service and cover the four localities in West Hertfordshire.

Advert

We welcome applications from a nursing or paramedic background to build upon the existing ECP team. We anticipate that successful applicants will be a current Non-Medical Prescriber who is competent in prescribing for older people and have a good knowledge base of medications.

System working with our acute hospitals will be a key aspect to the delivery of this service which will generate the opportunity for you to develop skills in system working and service development.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients wellbeing, we care about yours!

We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&Cs apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career
  
  

https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**
  
  

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We Are Proud To Say That We Follow The Workforce Race Equality Standard And 28% Of Our Senior Staff (8A And Above) Are From a BAME Background. CLCH Also Has Active BAME And LGBTQI Networks

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our WebsiteEqual opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

"We work Flexibly"

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or Registered Paramedic) with HCPC.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Independent Prescriber with an up to date relevant scope of practice.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in Top to Toe assessment
• Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.
• University accredited Minor illness Module
• Qualification in prehospital care or community care
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Experience of effectively working in collaboration, negotiating and liaising across organisational boundaries.
• Experience in monitoring clinical standards.
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
• Experience caring for frail patients
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of team / service/ staff management.
• Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so
• Experience of conducting research projects and audit.
• Experience of change management and implementing change in practice.
• Evidence of innovation in practice.
  
  

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
• Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology of body systems.
• Clinical knowledge across a range of long-term conditions.
• Knowledge of NMC/ HCPC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Knowledge of current health care policy and legislation and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
• Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
  
  

Key Attribute

Essential criteria

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
  
  

Documents

• Job Description and Person Specification (, 712.3)PDFKB
• CLCH Trust Values (, 784.3)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameFrancesca PepperJob titleHead of Clinical ServicesEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07584 531 313

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Emergency and Relief Services

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