Senior Community Nurse - Complex End of Life Home Care

Procare Community Services; East Kilbride; In loco; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS)

Descrizione del lavoro

Procare Community Services Night Nursing Service seeks a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse to provide expert care to patients in their own homes out of hours.

You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for those with complex needs, triage referrals autonomously and coordinate with GPs, hospices and hospital teams, while keeping EMIS records up to date. A full UK driving licence is required with a vehicle for business use where needed.

Competenze

• Diploma, level 6 or degree in a relevant area.
• Current NMC registration as a Level 1 nurse.
• Experience with holistic assessment of patients with complex needs.

Mansioni

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for patients in their own homes, including those with complex conditions and end of life needs.
• Triage and prioritise referrals across the service, making autonomous clinical decisions.
• Respond promptly to changing patient needs and escalate any change in condition or deviation from the care plan.
• Provide symptom control and end of life care and support.
• Provide catheter and wound care.
• Coordinate care with GPs, hospices and multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain accurate electronic patient records on EMIS.
• Contribute to clinical audit and implement changes to practice from audit findings.
• Support risk management and patient safety.
• Act as a clinical role model.
• Mentor colleagues and students and support staff development.
• Act as link nurse for tissue viability, end of life, diabetes or infection prevention and control.

Conoscenze

Palliative care

Delegating nursing care

Prioritising visits

Holistic assessment

Formazione

Diploma, level 6 or degree in a relevant area

Relevant community nursing qualification and experience

Strumenti

EMIS

Descrizione del lavoro

Procare Community Services Night Nursing Service seeks a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse to provide expert care to patients in their own homes out of hours.

You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care for those with complex needs, triage referrals autonomously and coordinate with GPs, hospices and hospital teams, while keeping EMIS records up to date. A full UK driving licence is required with a vehicle for business use where needed.