Specialist Community Nurse in Barnet

Location: Community Based in North London, Barnet

Salary: Up to £49,700 (Or up £44,800 + a company car) - dependent on experience

Hours: Full Time/Part Time Hours - Monday to Friday (8am – 5pm) - Occasional Weekends

Permanent Contract

Our Mission:

To give patients control of their health through knowledge, choice, convenience, and connection.

Job summary:

To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for delivering care excellence in line with patients’ needs, key performance indicators and outcome measures and goals and targets. Delivering effective and high-quality nursing care to patients in a home environment to facilitate early supported transfer from hospital or to prevent unnecessary admissions.

• To safely administer a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to NHS project and training.
• Identify and report risks and incidents and hospital-based systems as per contractual requirements.
• Maintain accurate contemporaneous clinical records and ensure they are logged on relevant clinical systems.
• Having responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others and complying at all times with requirements of Health and Safety regulations, including reporting any accidents or incidents using relevant documentation.

Skills & Knowledge

• Delivering patient care in patients own homes according to an agreed programme of care and care plan.
• To conduct an accurate holistic assessment of patients’ needs in accordance with approved model of care.
• To safely administer a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to NHS project and training as per agreed clinical pathways within scope of practice.
• Assist patients in their activities of daily living and support multi-disciplinary goals of optimising patients’ level of independence.
• Conduct roles and responsibilities in accordance with NMC Code of Practice and our policy, procedures, and protocols.
• To be fully aware of and understand through relevant training provided by the company, of the duties and responsibilities attaining to the Safeguarding of all patients both Adults and Children.
• To also be fully aware of the principles of safeguarding as they apply to all vulnerable adults and children in relation to the specific role, which will include recognising the types and signs of abuse and neglect and ensuring that any relevant line manager is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns which the worker may have in relation to safeguarding adults and/or child protection.

Skills

• RGN part 1 NMC Register (RSCN where appropriate).
• Experience in an acute care setting post registration including some time taking independent clinical decisions and supervising the work of others.
• Strong understanding of therapies and drugs relevant to service offering, including NHS knowledge relating to the management of patients with treated conditions.
• Pays close attention to detail and follows rules and protocols, quality oriented.
• Strong communication skills, including actively listening, communicating sensitively, putting people at ease, and making technical details easy to understand.
• Adaptable to change; flexible enough to cope with changing service demands.

Our Regulatory Responsibilities

• Adhere to (CQC/ GDP/NMC/GPHC / ICO) standards relevant to role.
• Chair / Attend all relevant committees aligned to remit of the role.
• Be aware of all responsibilities relating to Infection Prevention and Control.

Benefits

• Company car or Car Allowance.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Private Healthcare Cover.
• Death in Service (4x salary).
• Annual Holiday – 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.
• Professional Registrations Paid for.
• Weekend and Evening Enhancements – 30% Saturday, 60% Sunday and 30% after 8pm.
• Ongoing Training and Development.
• Company mobile phone and tablet device.
• Comprehensive company induction.