Senior Community Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working

Maternity, paternity and adoption help

Staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a registered nurse to join the 24/7 Palliative and End of Life Care Advice Line in Worcestershire. The post involves telephone triage, clinical assessment, symptom guidance and onward referral for patients in their last year of life, families and professionals, with a 24/7 rota.

You will work from the office, require RN on NMC, a degree-level qualification or working towards it, and participate in supervision, auditing and

Qualifications

• Graduate nursing qualification at academic level 6, or working towards it.
• Preceptorship training.
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone triage, clinical assessment and advice to patients in their last year of life, families, carers, care homes and healthcare professionals.
• Offer symptom management guidance, reassurance and end of life care advice to prevent crisis escalation.
• Support people to remain in their preferred place of care and preferred place of death.
• Coordinate care, making referrals or escalations to Neighbourhood Teams, Urgent Community Response, GP out of hours, Community Specialist Palliative Care Teams or other services.
• Work within the SPA, evening and night nursing and specialist palliative care model, with clinical supervision and specialist advice.
• Respond to calls, assess need, give time to talk and provide reassurance and compassionate advice.
• Make safe, timely care decisions using clinical judgement and effective risk assessment.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.
• Contribute to audit and service evaluation.
• Take part in training, supervision and competency development.
• Work collaboratively with primary care, hospices and community specialist palliative care services.
• Work autonomously while seeking support appropriately.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Clinical governance

Teamwork and teaching

Clinical judgment and risk assessment

IT skills

Education

Graduate nursing qualification at degree level (Level 6)

Preceptorship training

Evidence of CPD / continuing professional development

Job description

The post sits in the new 24/7 Palliative and End of Life Care Advice Line for Worcestershire, run by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. The work centres on telephone triage, symptom guidance and onward referral for people in their last year of life, their families, carers, care homes and professionals. Office based, on a 24/7 rota of days, evenings, nights and weekends, the line has one clinician covering it at a time. Registered nursing and a degree-level qualification, or working towards one, are required.

What the job involves

• Provide telephone triage, clinical assessment and advice to patients in their last year of life, their families, carers, care homes and healthcare professionals
• Offer symptom management guidance, reassurance and end of life care advice to prevent crisis escalation
• Support people to remain in their preferred place of care and preferred place of death
• Coordinate care, making referrals or escalations to Neighbourhood Teams, Urgent Community Response, GP out of hours, Community Specialist Palliative Care Teams or other services
• Work within the SPA, evening and night nursing and specialist palliative care model, with clinical supervision and specialist advice
• Respond to calls, assess need, give time to talk and provide reassurance and compassionate advice
• Make safe, timely care decisions using clinical judgement and effective risk assessment
• Maintain accurate clinical records
• Contribute to audit and service evaluation
• Take part in training, supervision and competency development
• Work collaboratively with primary care, hospices and community specialist palliative care services
• Work autonomously while seeking support appropriately

Qualifications

• Graduate nursing qualification at academic level 6, or working towards it
• Preceptorship training
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Registered Nurse (RN1) on the NMC register

Experience

• Significant post-registration clinical experience, transferable to a community setting
• Experience of managing caseloads or wards and organising staff
• Clinical audit or service improvement and development work
• Experience of active participation in interdisciplinary team working

Skills & knowledge

• High level of clinical knowledge and skill, with clinical governance and understanding of contribution to organisational objectives
• Good knowledge of community services and care pathways
• Health improvement and working knowledge of positive risk taking and effective risk management
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication in English
• Budget management, productivity and cost effectiveness, with time management and organisational skills
• Root cause analysis investigation skills and ability to analyse professional and ethical issues

Other

• Teamwork and teaching skills
• IT skills and an innovative approach to care and management

Nice to have

• District Nursing Specialist Practitioner qualification
• Practice educator
• Previous community nursing experience
• Understanding of national and local health and social care strategies
• Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Care Act
• Understanding of an Integrated Care System and the team's role within it
• Advanced assessment skills

What’s offered

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension
• Enhanced pay for unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Maternity, paternity and adoption support
• Wide range of staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities