Staff Nurse Hospital at Home

NHS Scotland; Paisley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Study bursaries

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is recruiting registered community staff nurses to join the Hospital at Home service across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire HSCPs. You must be NMC registered and able to work in patients’ homes, delivering acute level care under the Hospital at Home virtual ward.

The role involves coordinating care with ED, MAU and Older Adults units, and expanding to 18 beds over 7 days.

Qualifications

• NMC Part 1 Registration, or 2 Level Registration with general nursing experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Evidence of Revalidation and IT literacy (word processing/email/internet).
• Good communication skills, initiative, leadership and problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to work as part of a team; driving licence desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and implement programmes of care as directed by the ANP.
• Utilise clinical and environmental risk assessment tools and report incidents.
• Support patients, families and carers to achieve optimum health and independence.
• Plan workload, delegate, and prioritise to meet patient needs.
• Maintain quality Hospital at Home service and participate in audit and development.

Skills

NMC registration Part 1 or 2 Level

CPD

Revalidation

IT skills

Communication skills

Initiative

Leadership

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Full driving licence

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated registered community staff nurses to work within the developing Hospital at home service within Renfrewshire/East Renfrewshire HSCPs. Candidates must be registered on NMC prior to applying for this post.

The hospital at home team will work across the Renfrewshire HSCP geographical area and the Levern Valley area of East Renfrewshire. The hospital at home model is aligned to the frailty pathway with the team working closely with front door teams at the RAH inclusive of ED, MAU, AMU and the Older Adults assessment unit.

The post holders will be based at the RAH within the MDT hospital at home team working alongside acute teams and flow navigation plus colleagues to admit patients with frailty, presenting with acute changes, to hospital at home virtual ward were acute level care will be provided within the persons own home or homely environment.

The service over the next few months is preparing to expand to increase the bed model to 18 beds delivered over 7 days inclusive of public holidays.

The post holders will be integral to the management and care of patient admitted to the hospital at home virtual ward. They will work under the direction and supervision of the lead ANP and ANP’s within the team and support the delivery of safe, high quality of care in the persons home. This post offers the right candidates the experience of delivering acute level interventions in people’s home or homely environment with the opportunity to develop further in the role as the service becomes more established.

Car driver necessary.

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern

• Location based in Royal Alexandra Hospital
• Permanent Contract
• Full-time position (36 hours per week)
• Shift pattern for this post are 8am to 8pm, 5 over 7 including public holidays

Key Responsibilities

• The post holder is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning and implementation of programmes of care as directed by the ANP These will be developed in partnership with Patients, Family, Carers and Significant others, and will be evidence based taking into consideration the lifestyle, race, gender and cultural background, and factors which impact on physical, mental or emotional health.
• The post holder will be responsible for the utilisation of various clinical and environmental risk assessment tools in order to identify actual and potential risks and ensure implementation of appropriate interventions. The post holder will be responsible for reporting and participating in the critical appraisal of incidents to reduce any recurrences and participate in further investigation as required.
• As a member of the Hospital at Home team the post holder will be able to support patients, families and carers in order to achieve optimum health and independence.
• Plan and prioritise workload as required, delegate work using available resources and make decisions to ensure that patients’ needs are being met.
• Work within systems to ensure continuation of a quality Hospital at Home service
• The post holder may be required to provide care of patients within their own home or other homely setting eg. Care home
• The post holder will use a systematic, flexible and innovative approach to problem-solving where there is either barrier to understanding or financial constraints within the patient’s home, in order to provide a safe and effective care package.
• Participate in clinical audit and research that will ensure continuing improvements in practice and enhance individual and team performance for the improvement of patient care.
• Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job

Essential

• Part 1 NMC Registration,
• or 2 Level Registration with General Nursing Experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of Revalidation
• IT skills-word processing/email/internet
• Good communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Leadership skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

• Full Driving Licence

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Kevin Bletsoe, Senior Nurse, 0141 451 0800, [e-mail]

Suzanne Bell, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 07483 168210, [e-mail]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

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