Senior Community Nurse

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people. We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries. We welcome and encourage applications from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining a healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as part-time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

We have an exciting opportunity with the Community Nursing team, with opportunities throughout the Fylde coast. Full & Part Time positions are available as well as Permanent & Fixed Term. Interested applicants will need to be registered nurses who have relevant nursing qualifications to degree level, specialist post-registration education and leadership training or equivalent experience. The post holder requires at least 18 months experience at Band 5.

Main duties of the job include:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for a defined district nursing caseload.
• Ensure that the care needs of the caseload are met by effective management and appropriate delegation of work to other members of the team.
• Work in partnership with the primary health care team, liaise and cooperate with everyone involved in holistic patient care.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge, advanced analytical and practical skills, and the ability to communicate in a non-judgemental, empathetic way with patients, carers and other professionals.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior staff and support staff development.

The post holder will need to have good communication skills both written and verbal, have evidence of ongoing professional development and be able to work independently. If you would like to work in a forward-thinking area where your opinions and clinical judgements are valued, then this could be the job for you.

Working for our organisation, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty-five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients. As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resorts, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it's not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world-famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes around our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Work as part of a community nursing service across the Fylde coast, undertaking nursing duties in patients’ homes or clinic settings.
• Provide safe, effective, individualised care to patients and support to families and service users requiring scheduled and unscheduled care interventions.
• 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.
• Assess patients, plan, implement, evaluate and review the care of patients in their own home or a clinic setting.
• Establish and maintain associated clinical records.
• Administer drugs in line with NMC Policy, including controlled drugs.
• If qualified in prescribing, prescribe in line with Trust guidelines, prescribing protocols and Nurse Prescribing Formulary.
• Produce appropriate written reports when requested.
• Report and assist in the investigation of patient complaints.
• Provide leadership and operational management of a community nursing team, supporting, supervising and managing staff.
• Attend Team Briefing and Staff Meetings and disseminate the information and implement changes when appropriate within the team.
• Delegate work to members of the Nursing Team, taking into account Scope of Professional Practice and nursing skill mix.
• Liaise with other services within health and social care, voluntary and private sector to ensure a collaborative approach to service provision.
• Contribute to the development of nursing services within the division.
• Organise community schedules for students ensuring a robust educational placement is provided.
• Provide an induction training package and clinical supervision opportunities for Preceptees and new staff.

Person specification:

• Registered Nurse Level 1.
• Current NMC Registration.
• Evidence of ongoing Professional Development.
• V100, V150 or V300 Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to undertake.
• Ability to facilitate good interpersonal skills within the team.
• Ability to organise self and others by prioritising and delegating as needed.
• Ability to facilitate education.
• IT literate.
• Clinical audit knowledge & experience & implementation of audit action plans.
• Able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical practice & expertise to meet service need.
• Ability to confidently make decisions based on evidence-based practice.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Able to communicate sensitive information to patients.
• Ability to ensure equality and value diversity.
• Understand implications of lone working.
• Demonstrates personal values that align with the Trust values.
• Flexible attitude to work.
• Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job.
• Motivated with strong leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Up to date knowledge of the values & service specifications underpinning the NHS 10-year plan.

Experience and Knowledge:

• Able to deal with difficult situations.
• Ability to identify and assess patients’ needs.
• Ability to use resources appropriately.
• Multidisciplinary working.
• Willingness to undertake further training specific to role.
• Demonstrate leadership skills & attributes.
• Ability to manage complex needs assessments.
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance & safety/quality initiatives pertaining to the role.
• Implementation of audit evidence-based recommendations.
• Excellent community skills.
• Awareness of conflict management.
• Evidence of development needs/support/supervision to junior staff including students.
• At least 18 months experience at Band 5.

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.