Rapid Response Community Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS; Buxton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Rapid Response Community Sister/Charge Nurse

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Rapid Response Community Sister/Charge Nurse, who has experience of community nursing to join our rapid response CNT in the High Peak/Derbyshire Dales.

The Service is to provide acute (short-term) care in patients' own homes and Residential Care Home settings. The team promotes a self-management approach to patients with their health conditions.

A key priority is for rapid nursing staff to educate patients on their health needs and to provide a self-management approach to patients with their condition.

The service provides cover 7 days per week, 08:00-18:30 and incorporates a rapid response service to support patients with urgent nursing care needs.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills of specialist nursing assessment and treatment in a community setting, alongside developing additional generic skills to provide a comprehensive assessment to a variety of complex patients.

You will be well supported in the role by a skilled multi-disciplinary team and have the opportunity to participate within an in-service training programme.

Requirement to travel across High Peak and Derbyshire Dales and flexibility are essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for all aspects of band 6 role including:

1. Triaging, assessing patient priority and allocating visits in accordance with priority and ensuring we meet Urgent Community Response times;
2. Supporting new starters/junior staff/student nurses with achieving clinical competencies/confidence.
3. Deliver high quality clinical care where required and providing support with complex patient management and co-ordination of care.
4. Support with quality always, audits and data analysis.
5. Staff management including; probationary meetings, 1-1s, attending meetings, supporting service delivery and implementing change.

About us

There has never been a more exciting time to join one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers, as voted by its own staff.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job responsibilities

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1. Provide complex nursing care to individuals making use of current evidence to inform the delivery and promote the development of clinically effective care.
2. Co-ordinate the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of care programmes which reflect the individual needs of patients and carers which meet best practice using advocated tools/systems as required.
3. Responsible for the ordering of patients' equipment. Have an awareness of resource management and budgetary position for your service.
4. Work as authorised signatory for signing time sheets and travel claims, pharmacy supplies and RDC as per policy.
5. Please ensure you include all elements of the job spec within the supporting statement of the application form.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• NMC registered Nurse
• Relevant Nursing degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Have or be required to undertake a leadership development programme
• Recognised teaching qualification

Experience / Knowledge

• Recent and relevant community experience
• Experience of Long Term Conditions
• Proven clinical expertise, knowledge and experience of implementing service improvement

Skills & Attributes

• Proven managerial skills and experience of change management
• IT and administrative skills
• Leadership and organisational skills

Other

• Access to transport is essential for this post, as you will be expected to travel around various areas of Derbyshire County in order to carry out required duties.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT