Hospital at Home Senior Nurse

Tameside Hospital; Ashton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

27–33 days annual leave

Eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Bike loan scheme

Job summary

Hospital at Home Senior Nurse (Band 6) at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a skilled nurse to join the Hospital at Home service across the Division of Integrated Care, Adults, Children and Young People.

You will work in patients' homes and be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering assessments, treatment plans and management, coordinating care to support admission avoidance and safe discharge.

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD and ongoing professional development.
• Non-medical prescribing or willingness to undertake.
• Advanced clinical skills or willingness to develop them.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive holistic assessments including physical, psychological, social and environmental factors.
• Develop, implement and evaluate patient-centred treatment plans.
• Deliver clinical interventions within scope of practice including venepuncture, catheter management, wound care and ECG recording.
• Support admission avoidance and safe discharge through MDT collaboration.

Skills

Autonomous working

Analytical problem solving

Communication skills

Time management

MDT collaboration

Travel to patients' homes

Flexible and adaptable

Education

CPD

Non-medical prescribing or willingness

Advanced Clinical Skills or willingness

Job description

Main area Hospital at Home Nurse Band 6 Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

21 hours per week (Required to work earlies, lates and weekends) Job ref 245-NAM6IUCT-09-26

Site Crickets Lane Clinic Town Ashton-Under-Lyne Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59

Job overview

Hospital at Home Senior Nurse - Band 6

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled nurse to join the Hospital at Home Service working across the wider Division of Integrated Care, Adults, Children and Young People

Main duties of the job

As a member of the Hospital at Home service, you will be expected to work as a senior nurse with a broad range of competencies who is able to adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to complete clinical assessments, treatments and management of patients within their own homes as part of the Hospital at Home and community- based admission avoidance pathways.

The post holder will work autonomously within their sphere of competence, undertaking comprehensive assessments, formulating management plans, initiating treatment and coordinating multidisciplinary interventions to support patients with acute, sub-acute and exacerbations of long-term conditions.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive holistic assessments including physical, psychological, social and environmental factors.
• Complete risk assessments.
• Develop, implement and evaluate patient-centred treatment plans.
• Recognise deteriorating patients and escalation appropriately.
• Support patients with acute and chronic health conditions in community settings.
• Support admission avoidance and facilitate safe discharge from acute services.
• Deliver clinical interventions within scope of practice including:
  • Venepuncture
  • Catheter management
  • Wound management
  • ECG recording
  • Facilitate Community Support workers to complete Medicines management
  • Monitoring of Acute and/or long-term conditions
• Participate in daily virtual ward reviews and MDT meetings.
• Ensure accurate and contemporaneous documentation.

You will use evidence-based principles/current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all members of your team do so accordingly.

Your caseload management and communication skills will enable you to prioritise patient care and manage your own caseload. You will also work closely with senior clinicians, social workers and other health and social care professionals to establish and maintain a whole systems approach for our patients

This post will allow the successful applicant to gain an outstanding skill set and help to provide a seamless patient journey across acute and community areas.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required . These documents are attached and can be downloaded.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD
• Non-medical prescribing or willingness
• Advanced Clinical Skills or willingness

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of autonomous working
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of community health and policies

Skills and Abilities

• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Time management and prioritisation
• Clinical decision making ability
• Ability to work within MDT
• Ability to travel independently in community to patients homes
• Innovative and adaptable approach

Values

• Compassion, respect, professionalism
• Flexible and team-oriented approach

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.

Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.

At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK .

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Further details regarding the post can be obtained by contacting a Recruiting Manager as per contact details below.

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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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications.

Name Paula Bell Job title Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 922 6345 Additional information
Joanne Denny Enhanced Clinical Practitioner 0161 922 7783