Care Practitioner | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Huyton

We are looking for Band 5 nurses to work within our district nursing teams to cover our 8am‐8pm 7 days a week model. The service is undergoing significant developments as part of our plan to deliver integrated community care for patients on a neighbourhood footprint across Knowsley. You will have the opportunity to be mentored and fully supported to develop and enhance your skills.

Working to the Mersey Care values, you will have excellent empathy, communication skills, and a person‐centred approach. You will be keen to continue learning and develop the competencies needed to give evidence‐based care to your patients in their own home. Clinical decision‐making skills and a problem‐solving approach are essential components of this role. You will be a good team player who can also work autonomously, escalating and reporting back appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical care to a defined population within the boundaries of your role, supporting policy and procedures, and providing clinical leadership.
• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote and prevent adverse effects on health and well‐being.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients.
• Identify and manage treatment plans for patients at risk.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately in complex, urgent, or emergency situations.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over‐the‐counter medication.
• Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.
• Promote and deliver evidence‐based care.
• Assist senior practitioners as required.
• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, ensuring patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural backgrounds and preferred ways of communicating.
• Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues' viewpoints to others.
• Recognise and work within your own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the relevant professional body.
• Produce accurate, contemporaneous, and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Prioritise, organise and manage your own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.
• Deliver care according to national and local guidelines, working in partnership with other clinical teams and departments.
• Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.
• Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation.
• Utilise the audit cycle to evaluate quality and implement improvements where required.
• Evaluate patients' response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.
• Support and participate in shared learning across the wider organisation.
• Utilising a structured framework (e.g., root cause analysis) participate in the management, review and learn from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near miss events.
• Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate.
• Act as a positive role model, take responsibility for your own development, learning and performance, including participating in clinical supervision.
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment encouraging everyone to reach their potential, learning from each other and external good practice.
• Understand your responsibilities and accountability in the delivery of care to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority.
• Participate in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.
• Work with other professionals to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill mix is available to meet the needs of patients.
• Contribute and participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards.
• Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to your practice.
• Keep up to date with new developments locally and nationally, identifying those that will enhance the team's work.
• Undertake mandatory and statutory training.
• Act as a mentor to students, assessing competency against set standards as requested if appropriately qualified.
• Accept and delegate tasks appropriately.
• Provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues as necessary.

Qualifications & Requirements

All applicants must hold a full driving licence for the role. Band 5 nursing registration is required. The role involves working the 8am‐8pm 7 days a week schedule and may require travel within Knowsley.

Benefits

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Mentoring and full support to develop and enhance your skills are provided.