Senior Community Staff Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two full-time community nurses to work within the community triage hub at Blackpool Stadium, delivering triage visits and essential nursing care to housebound and clinic patients.

You will monitor patient health, support families and carers, contribute to care planning, and lead weekend and bank holiday shifts as part of a rota with Fylde Coast Community Nursing Division.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic, person-centred nursing care.
• Triaget patients in the community and manage scheduled and unscheduled care.
• Coordinate admissions and discharges for patients registered to specific GP surgeries.
• Deliver clinical leadership at weekends and bank holidays.

Job description

The postholders will work as part of a community nursing service working within the community triage hub within Blackpool Stadium, undertaking nursing duties around triaging patients visits. Provide safe, effective, individualised care to patients and to give support to families and service users requiring scheduled and unscheduled care interventions.

There are two full time 37.5 hour permanent posts available

Monitor the condition and health needs of patients on a continual basis in partnership with colleagues, families and carers, referring to others for reassessment, when required.

Hold a delegated 24 hr continuing responsibility for a caseload, coordinating admissions and discharges, for patients registered to specific GP surgeries.

Provide clinical leadership at weekends and bank holidays for staff within the Fylde Coast community Nursing Division on a rota basis.

Full details within the attached person specification and job description.

To deliver a commissioned service to housebound patients and clinic patients who fall under the agreed service specification.

• Deliver holistic, person-centred nursing care
• Actively engage with individuals, their families and/or carers and contribute to care planning, by establishing their needs, wishes, preferences and choices and incorporating these into care planning.

Full details within the attached person specification and job description.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are committed to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We recognise that our greatest asset is our people, and we strive to attract and retain professionals who embody our core values. To address previous challenges and promote a culture of excellence, we are seeking individuals who align with our renewed commitment to these values: caring, safe, respectful.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Zoe Higginbothom Job title: Community Specialist Practionioner Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01253300000