Intermediate Care Nurse

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Highweek; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Staff Carers policy

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Intermediate Care Nurse to support patients in their homes and prevent hospital admissions. The post involves working within the Intermediate Care Team with strong links to Community Nursing.

You will provide holistic nursing assessments and care planning, with autonomous practice and prescribing where eligible. The role includes 37.5 hours per week, flexible working, and weekend rota coverage in Newton Abbot.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current UK registration.
• BSc Hons in Community Health Nursing (District) or equivalent or working towards.
• Mentorship qualification or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial and ongoing assessment of nursing needs in the community.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner planning and implementing nursing treatment.
• Advise and instruct carers and patients on health and wellbeing and self-care strategies.
• Carry out specialist nursing assessments including medication review, prescribing and palliative care.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Holistic client assessment

Excellent communication

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Flexibility

Education

Nurse registration (Level 1)

BSc (Hons) in Community Health Nursing (District) or equivalent

Independent / supplementary prescriber training

Mentorship qualification/experience

Job description

Main area Intermediate Care Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Shifts to cover services from 8.00 am - 6.00pm. Includes weekend working on a rota basis.) Job ref 388-8271903-FC&I

Site Sherborne house Town Newton Abbot Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

You will be joining a truly multi-disciplinary team which aims to prevent hospital admissions, facilitate safe and effective discharges home and support patients in their own homes.

This post will involve working within the Intermediate care Team with strong links to the Community Nursing Team. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing holistic nursing assessment nursing care, support and advice to patients in their own homes reducing hospital admission and/or length of stay.

Our Health and Wellbeing Team is an integrated professional team which includes Social Care, Community Occupational Therapy, Community Physiotherapy, Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Pharmacy, Dietetics, Support Workers and the local voluntary sector services. The team are proactive and have a forward-thinking core that promote a positive and ‘can do’ attitude.

Main duties of the job

• To provide initial and ongoing assessment of nursing needs and multidisciplinary needs of patients and carers in the community. When planning a programme of care, physical, social and emotional and cultural factors are taken into consideration and suitably qualified staff used to facilitate the level of care agreed.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner in the planning and implementation of nursing treatment programmes.
• To advise and instruct carers and patients on health and wellbeing issues, and self-care strategies
• To carry out specialist and shared complex nursing assessments, to include continuing health care, medication review , prescribing and palliative care.
• To utilise a broad range of specialised nursing skills and knowledge aligning practice to the organisations Medicines Policy for Registered professionals and the NMC Standards for Medicines management (2007) ensuring assessment and competence is maintained and recorded as a nurse prescriber.
• To monitor and evaluate care programmes for patients and carers, promoting effective co-ordination and continuity of patient care.
• To formulate and undertake the nursing care of patients as agreed with the patients themselves and their carers, following a patient contract, within the home environment.
• The care to be carried out is evidence based. Judgement and analysis is used to compare treatment options.

Working for our organisation

The Newton Abbot Intermediate Care Team are based at Sherborne house. We cover a large geographical patch covering the practice population of nine GP surgeries.

A busy but friendly and supportive team we are committed to staff development through education and training helping staff realise their potential in topics of interest to them and encouraging career pathway progression.

We pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and building relationships within the communities we are part of.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.

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Person specification

Qualifications and training

• Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
• Bsc (hons) in Community Health Nursing (District) or equivalent or working towards
• Independent / supplementary prescriber or committed to undertaking this course within 3 years of commencement to post
• Mentorship qualification / skills and/or experience, or committed to undertaking appropriate mentorship course.
• Previous Community experience or experience of lone working

Knowledge and experience

• Able to provide detailed advice to other specialists and non-specialists
• Evidence of continual professional DevelopmentAble to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Proven relevant I.T. knowledge and experience
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams to influence high quality care programmes for patients with complex health needs
• Evidence of working at a senior level in community nursing, admission avoidance, unplanned care or primary care experience

Specific skills

• Holistic client assessment skills using an identified model of care
• Evidence a range of clinical skills and undertake training where required to meet gaps in knowledge/competencies to meet service needs or identified as necessary by Team leads.
• Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
• Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Ability to organise own work within a team setting
• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
• Willingness to be challenged
• Prepared to work flexibly
• Sensitive and empathetic.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and oral
• Liaise with and develop effective partnerships with a wide range of individuals and organisations in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors, in relation to patients with complex and/or health conditions
• Strong and effective decision making capabilities
• Ability to identify own strengths and limitations
• The post holder must demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold diversity and equality policies approved by the Trust
• To be willing to work throughout the Trust according to service need
• Ability to travel and carry equipment adhering to the transporting equipment and passengers policy.
• Health and Safety issues

You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.

If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly.
• Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
• Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
• Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Please ensure you check your email and Trac account regularly.
• Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
• If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.

The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.