UCR Staff Nurse - Bridgnorth

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust seeks a Staff Nurse for the Bridgnorth locality team of its Urgent Community Response and Virtual Wards service, with bank-only work also available. The post involves assessing acutely unwell patients at home and delivering agreed care plans as an alternative to hospital admission, using visits and digital technology.

It runs seven days a week and provides access to a multidisciplinary team including consultants, GPs and pharmacists.

Qualifications

• NMC registration is required and must be current.
• Experience in community nursing preferred.
• Ability to document care notes clearly.

Responsibilities

• Assess acutely unwell patients at home and implement agreed care plans.
• Deliver holistic, evidence-based nursing assessments and care.
• Combine face-to-face visits with digital technology for care.
• Collaborate with doctors, social workers, therapists, and GP services.
• Provide a seamless service to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team including consultants and pharmacists.
• Help develop the Urgent Community Response service under the NHS Long Term Plan.

Skills

Holistic patient assessment

Strong English communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Digital care delivery

IT literacy (Word, Excel)

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust seeks a Staff Nurse for the Bridgnorth locality team of its Urgent Community Response and Virtual Wards service, with bank-only work also available. The post involves assessing acutely unwell patients at home and delivering agreed care plans as an alternative to hospital admission, using visits and digital technology. It runs seven days a week and gives access to a multidisciplinary team including consultants, GPs and pharmacists. NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Assess acutely unwell patients in their own homes and deliver agreed treatment or care plans
• Provide comprehensive, holistic, evidence-based nursing assessment and care for patients referred to the Shropshire UCR
• Deliver care through a mixture of face to face visits and digital technology
• Work alongside medics, social workers and therapists, and in partnership with GPs, Shropdoc, 111 WMAS, CCC and other healthcare professionals
• Provide a seamless service that avoids unnecessary hospital admissions
• Work within the multidisciplinary team, including consultants, GPs, pharmacists, nurses, therapists and healthcare support workers
• Help shape the Urgent Community Response service as it develops under the NHS Long Term Plan

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Previous community experience
• Pre or post registration experience in general nursing practice
• Previous NHS experience
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary or multi-agency health or social care environment
• Experience of basic IT administration, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Skills & knowledge

• English language and grammar sufficient for writing service user case notes
• Ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessment
• Awareness of current community nursing skills
• Awareness of changing healthcare factors driving change