OOH Community Staff Nurse

St. Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; St Helens; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our Community Nursing Team.

Community nursing is delivered across multiple sites in the borough, providing care in patients' homes and supporting a wide range of health issues. The successful candidate will be an Adult Registered Nurse who is compassionate, flexible and committed to quality of care, with DBS clearance required for this post.

Qualifications

• 1st Level Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in a clinical environment.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with colleagues.
• Follow QA mechanisms and contribute to quality service.
• Adhere to policies, including standing financial instructions and orders.
• Participate in the Trust's Development Review/Appraisal process with line management.

Skills

Communication skills

Prioritisation

De-escalation

Confidentiality

Computer literacy

Education

1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)

Job description

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Job overview

We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurses to join our Community Nursing Team.

Do you have a passion for delivering outstanding patient care that brings the 6 C's (Care, Compassion, Commitment, Courage, Communication and Competence) to life? If so, we want to hear from you.

Community nursing is located across multiple sites in the borough of St Helens. We provide treatment, support and guidance for a wide range of health issues within patients own homes.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an Adult Registered Nurse
• Be compassionate and competent
• Be willing to learn
• Be flexible in their approach
• Be committed to improving Quality of Care delivery
• Be able to prioritise your workload
• Be a strong communicator and listener

An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of both the Children's and Adults' Barred Lists is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

• To establish, maintain and develop professional working relationships with colleagues
• Follow all agreed Quality Assurance Mechanisms in operation and contribute generally to the establishment and development of a quality service.
• Adhering to policies and procedures including standing financial instructions and orders.
• Participate in the Trust's Development Review Appraisal process and, with line management, objectives and development plans. All staff are entitled to participate in the Review Process and, with their manager, are jointly responsible for the completion of agreed actions.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our Services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• To establish, maintain and develop professional working relationships with colleagues.
• Follow all agreed Quality Assurance Mechanisms in operation and contribute generally to the establishment and development of a quality service.
• Adhering to policies and procedures including standing financial instructions and orders.
• Participate in the Trust's Development Review Appraisal process and, with line management, objectives and development plans. All staff are entitled to participate in the Review Process and, with their manager, are jointly responsible for the completion of agreed actions.
• The Trust is keen to ensure the health and safety of patients, staff and visitors. All staff are responsible for complying with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and ensuring no‑one is affected by individual acts or omissions.
• The Trust aims to be a place in which people can work and study free from discrimination. All staff, patients and visitors are required to comply with the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To be aware of, and responsible to, the changing nature of the Trust and adopt a flexible and pro‑active approach to work.
• To personally contribute to the health promotion strategies both internally and externally.
• All staff are required to be familiar with the arrangements for safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and support the organisation in promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Staff working directly with children, young people and vulnerable adults will have a responsibility to ensure safeguarding and promoting their welfare forms an integral part of their duties.
• Staff who come into contact with children, vulnerable adults, parents and carers in the course of their work and/or have access to records will have responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Staff who come into contact in the course of their duties, with parents, carers or other significant adults or children, young people and vulnerable adults should always be mindful of safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of these individuals.
• Staff will be trained to a level appropriate to their responsibilities in this respect in line with the current KSF post outline and the ongoing PDR process.
• All employees have a personal contribution to reducing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). Staff must be compliant with all measures known to be effective in reducing HCAIs and be familiar with the Trust's Infection Control Policies. All staff are required to attend a mandatory training session on infection prevention and control and be updated according to their area of employment.
• Infection Prevention and Control is everyone's responsibility. All staff, both clinical and non‑clinical, are required to adhere to the Trusts' Infection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection prevention and control at all times thereby reducing the burden of Healthcare Associated Infections including MRSA and Clostridium Difficile in accordance with the Hygiene Code - Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections (DH 2008).

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adhere to relevant code of practice of professional body.
• Registered practitioners who are non‑medical prescribers are accountable for their prescribing activities by ensuring they are aware of their Professional accountability and any restrictions or special considerations in their prescribing practice.
• Maintain and utilise advanced clinical skills to analyse and interpret history of illness, presenting symptoms and physical findings to enable diagnosis, planning and treatment of the patient.
• To implement nursing care as per care plan as discussed with the Team Leader and to make accurate observations of the physical, mental, social conditions of the patient and / or carer and report these back to the Team Leader.
• To implement care based on research and from any post registration course undertaken.
• To develop competency in wounds care.
• The administration of drugs should be undertaken in line with Trust Policies and Procedures and in following the NMC Guidelines for administration of Medicines Act 1992 and Misuse of Drugs Act 1991.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure patient records are kept up to date and accurate and recording is done in line with Trust policies and procedures.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIE

• To support the development of junior staff through clinical supervision and mentoring.
• To attend mandatory training, including Safeguarding training according to Trust and local policy.
• To demonstrate a commitment to personal continuing education.

RESEARCH & AUDIT

• To participate in any research undertaken in the unit.
• To actively assist in the Department's Audit Programme.

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To act as preceptor /mentor to new members of staff, facilitating the achievement of their competencies throughout their preceptorship/orientation period in close collaboration with the ward manager and the nursing team.
• To act as mentor to pre‑registration nurses and other students/visitors to the ward ensuring that support and instruction is provided as appropriate.

Person specification

Our Values

Essential criteria

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 1st Level Registered Nurse (degree/diploma)
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
• Experience of working in a clinical environment
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• An understanding of national, regional and local NHS issues
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
• Effectively prioritises and co‑ordinates own workload
• Ability to de‑escalate complex situations
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non‑verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi‑disciplinary team
• Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
• Computer literacy e.g. experience of electronic patient record

Other

Essential criteria

• Frequent moderate effort for several short periods of time such as manual handling of patients and equipment
• Frequent concentration required for drug calculation and administration
• Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
• Ability to work within highly distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. end of life care
• Ability to communicate distressing information
• Ability to communicate in a challenging environment
• Able to carry out direct clinical care as required on ward or department
• Potential blood or body fluids exposure

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward‑thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

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