Registered Nurse ICHS

Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide nursing care for residents in Nottingham City care homes. The role involves delivering high-quality community nursing interventions and managing complex health needs. Ideal candidates will have an RN qualification and strong up-to-date clinical knowledge. Join us to support and enhance the health and well-being of our community while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Post registration experience in community management.
• Evidence of working in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide community nursing care to patients in residential homes.
• Administer medications and manage chronic wounds.
• Supervise student nurses and unregistered staff.

Skills

Up to date clinical knowledge

Effective communication

Basic IT skills

Time management

Wound care management

Palliative care knowledge

Ability to work independently

Motivated and resourceful

Education

RN qualification on part 1 or part 2 of the register

Job description

The Integrated Care Homes Service is looking for Registered Nurses with community nursing experience, or a student nurse who has completed their management placement in the community, to join our developing team.

As a Registered Nurse, you will provide nursing interventions to a wide range of patients, by in reaching into Nottingham City Care Homes to deliver NHS services. The services overarching aim is to ensure that care home residents and staff have an improved experience through high quality care and access to familiar health professionals with the skills to meet their needs. A single point of access enables the care home staff to refer patients directly to the service enabling the prioritisation and allocation of referrals.

The successful candidates will require up to date clinical knowledge and skills and will be required to work autonomously, using initiative to deliver nursing care within a supportive team environment. They will be working with a diverse population providing support and nursing care to people who have complex health problems, with the aim to maintain and maximise their independence and prevent avoidable hospital admissions. You will be supported to learn and develop the skills required for this role.

To find out more about the nurses role within this service we would urge you to come and shadow us for a day to see what we do and the benefits we can make to a patients life

Main duties of the job

The role of the Registered Nurse is to support the District Nurse in providing nursing interventions to patients whose home is within a residential care home. This includes insulin administration, wound care, continence care, palliative support and EOL care.

As a Registered Nurse within this integrated service facilitates the development of new skills and knowledge across all the elements of the service to enable a holistic approach to patient care, improving the patient outcomes.

For full details of the role please see attached job description

About us

We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare values the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring.

CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact People Services on 0115 8839418. CityCare is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To provide community nursing care to a wide variety of patients in residential homes across Nottingham City.

To work within the wider integrated care homes service providing holistic care to patients. This nursing care includes acute and chronic wound management, medication administration, catheter care, palliative care, long term conditions/ self-care.

To provide holistic and individualised care to patients and carers as delegated by the Team Leader or deputy, working autonomously and as part of a team.

To regularly take responsibility for care and workload management in the absence of the Team Leader or deputy with named support from another team.

Dimensions

To provide nursing care across a diverse population for patients who are living within a care home and are registered with a Nottingham City GP.

To participate actively in the services training strategy, including mandatory training and other identified necessary for this role.

To work across the Nottingham City Integrated Care Homes and Community Nursing Teams.

To supervise and support student nurses on placements with the community nursing teams.

To supervise unregistered nurses who have a delegated caseload.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to the public health agenda by raising awareness of health and well‑being needs to individuals.

Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of care to address people’s health and well‑being needs.

Implement the provision of evidence‑based/ best practice.

Actively encourages patient and carer feedback about the service.

Maintain a high standard of care to patients and carers.

Contribute to the continual improvement of the service.

Maintain a professional image as outlined in NMC code of conduct.

Contribute to the Clinical Governance agenda and applies risk management systems.

Participate in relevant research and audit activity.

Regularly takes responsibility for the appropriate delegation of nursing care to team members.

Develops effective working relationships with care home managers and care home staff.

Promote and maintain good practice in record keeping by self and the team to ensure NCCP and Professional standards are met.

Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings and situations in the Integrated Care Homes service and wider CityCare services.

Liaise and interact with other agencies and disciplines

To be responsible for the communication and effective feedback to the team leader or deputy.

Support effective team working both in the team and within the care homes.

To be responsible for the development of own knowledge and clinical practice and recognises one's own limitations.

Act as a mentor to a variety of nursing students.

Participate in the development of other team members.

Participate in the supervision framework as a supervisee and supervisor.

Contribute to the implementation of service developments.

Participate in the Personal Development process and take responsibility for reaching agreed development objectives.

Attend mandatory training.

Utilise enhanced knowledge and skills to promote continuous service improvements.

Promote and maintain best practice that the health safety and security of self, patients and colleagues in accordance with policies procedures and guidelines of NCCP.

Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times.

Practice in accordance with procedures and guidelines for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults and Child Protection.

In the absence of District Nurse Team Leader or deputy takes responsibility for the needs of patients and carers on the community nursing caseload and ensures that appropriate delegation and supervision of work is carried out in accordance to the skills and abilities of team member.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN qualification on part 1 or part 2 of the register

Experience

• Post registration experience or completion of a community management placement.
• Postgraduate experience in a primary care setting.
• Evidence of working in a team

Skills & Attributes

• Up to date clinical knowledge, including wound care, management of continence and palliative care.
• Understanding of equality and diversity.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic IT skills and Effective written skills
• Able to work independently recognising own limitations.
• Motivated and resourceful.
• Time management and organisational skills
• An understanding of MDT working
• Able to work under pressure.
• Positive approach to change.
• Knowledge, experience and management of wound care, continence and palliative care within in the community.
• Able to motivate others

Additional Criteria

• Car driver in possession of a full, current driving licence.
• Able to work on a rota basis
• Good general health, due to the physical nature of the role.

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata for part-time