Senior Nurse for Unscheduled Care

NEP cloud; Milford; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Procare is recruiting a Band 6 Senior Nurse for Urgent Community Response to deliver high-quality nursing care in adults’ homes across Guildford and Waverley. You will perform holistic assessments, coordinate care with GPs and other services, and contribute to reducing hospital admissions through a proactive home-based approach.

The role emphasises medicines management, wound care, catheter care and palliative support, with opportunities for leadership, professional development and mentorship

Qualifications

• Registered Level 1 Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Band 6 experience in the community setting.
• Practice Supervisor and Assessor (to be completed within 1yr of post)

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, patient-centred nursing care in patients' homes.
• Perform holistic assessments and clinical interventions.
• Respond to urgent referrals and prioritise visits by clinical need.
• Manage medicines, wound care, catheter care and palliative/end-of-life care.
• Keep accurate electronic records using EMIS and coordinate with GPs and community services.
• Support service improvement, clinical audit and supervise junior staff and students.

Skills

Prioritisation

Clinical assessment

Wound care

Catheter management

Palliative care

Venepuncture

Compression bandaging

EMIS literacy

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Band 6 level)

Practice Supervisor & Assessor (within 1 year)

Tools

EMIS

Job description

We provide a preceptorship program to support you in your role and ongoing training and development.
We use electronic clinical records through EMIS and a work IPad and IPhone will be provided.
We offer Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and NHS Pension.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Nurse for Urgent Community Response (UCR) to join our Adult Community Nursing Service. Working across Guildford and Waverley, you will deliver urgent, unplanned and planned nursing care to adults in their own homes, helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and promote independence. You will use advanced clinical skills to assess, plan and deliver evidence-based care for patients with complex health needs, long-term conditions and those requiring end of life care. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of the UCR two-hour standard while supporting the wider community nursing caseload. This role offers excellent opportunities for professional development, leadership experience and career progression within a supportive and innovative community nursing service.

Main duties of the job

As a UCR Nurse you will provide high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to adults in their own homes, undertaking holistic assessments, physical examinations and clinical interventions. You will respond to urgent and unplanned referrals, prioritising visits according to clinical need and supporting delivery of the UCR service. Responsibilities include medicines management, complex wound care, catheter management, palliative and end of life care, and maintaining accurate electronic patient records using EMIS. You will work closely with GPs, community services and acute services to coordinate care, promote independence and avoid hospital admission. The role also includes supporting service improvement, clinical audit, supervision of junior staff and students, and acting as a clinical role model within the community nursing team.

Shifts cover the service hours of Monday to Sunday between 8am and 8pm. A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Working for our organisation

The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of Community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services.

With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.

We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team. We take pride in our clinically led and flat management structure, which ensures transparent leadership from all directors. We are in search of an individual with the requisite skills and attributes, someone who is pragmatic and solution-focused, and who desires to be a part of our local Community Nursing Services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further details on the roles including responsibilities.

Person specification

Education / Training / Qualifications

• Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
• Band 6 experience in the community setting
• Practice Supervisor and Assessor (to be completed within 1yr of post)

Knowledge / Skills, Ability and Experience

• Ability to prioritise visits in accordance with patient need and to organise workload without direct supervision
• Experience prioritising, and allocating assessments in accordance with patient clinical need and individual competencies
• Broad range of clinical skills relevant to Community Nursing, - including but not limited to Compression Bandaging, Dopplers, Venepuncture, Male & Suprapubic catheter, Syringe drivers and Palliative care Symptom Management.
• A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.