Senior Staff Nurse

We currently have a fixed term vacancy covering maternity leave for a forward thinking, dynamic and compassionate senior registered nurse. We are interested in hearing from people who feel they can make a difference with their expertise and positive outlook and would like to contribute to Nottingham CityCares vision of providing excellent care. This post is working 20 hours per week.

Successful applicants will have excellent communication skills and be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of personalised care plans, to ensure high quality care is given as well as provide a high standard of general nursing care to all patients, ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect while promoting a safe environment.

Main duties of the job:

• To have continuing responsibility for the maintenance of a high standard of care to the patients and carers on the DN caseload.
• To contribute to the continuing responsibility/management of the caseload, DN team and related resources.
• To contribute to strategies and policies for DN service improvement and development.
• To take an active role in the delivery of Public Health agenda.

About us:

We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference every day to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care.

CityCare values the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation. We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring. CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities.

Job responsibilities:

• To have continuing responsibility for the maintenance of a high standard of care to the patients and carers on the DN caseload.
• To contribute to the continuing responsibility/management of the caseload, DN team and related resources.
• To contribute to strategies and policies for DN service improvement and development.
• To take an active role in the delivery of Public Health agenda.
• To deliver training and education sessions to care home staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• To be responsible for the holistic assessment of the health and wellbeing needs of referred patients and carers, using analytical and interpretive techniques.
• Contribute to the Health Equity Needs Assessment of the local community.
• Contribute to the Public Health agenda by raising awareness of health and wellbeing in the local community.
• To have continuing responsibility supporting the District Nurse Team Leader with the planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of care to address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of individuals and communities.
• Utilise enhanced skills and knowledge to provide specialist technical services and advice in relation to care e.g. palliative care, leg ulcers, continence.
• Implement the provision of evidence based/best practice.
• To deliver training and education to staff within a care home setting.
• Participate in public health and health promotion activities in response to identified local need.
• Actively encourage patient and carer feedback about the DN service.
• Act as a role model, setting, monitoring and evaluating the high standards and continual improvement to the DN service.
• Maintain a professional image as outlined in the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Promote the Clinical Governance agenda and apply risk management and reporting systems.
• Participate in relevant research and audit activity.
• Identify needs and prioritise work appropriately to manage the delivery of the service.
• To be responsible for ensuring that the standard of record keeping by self and the team meets PCT and Professional standards.
• Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings and situations at all levels within the organisation and the wider health and social care community.
• Establish and maintain effective team working within the DN and Primary Health Care Team.
• Motivate the team and implement change management processes.
• Set team objectives to continuously improve the standard of care and develop the service.
• To have continuing responsibility for performance monitoring of team members e.g. sickness and absence, competencies, complaints.
• Regularly has responsibility for the management and co-ordination of the PCT wide DN service at weekends and bank holidays.
• Contribute to the recruitment of staff through involvement with short-listing and interviews.
• To be responsible for the development of own and team’s knowledge and clinical practice.
• To be responsible for the performance review and development interviews of the team in order to identify training and development needs.
• Participate in the supervision framework both as a supervisor and supervisee.
• Mentor and assess a variety of students including nursing and allied professionals.
• To be actively involved in the continuous development of the DN service and policies procedures and guidelines.
• Represent the PCT DN service on multi-professional developments which support interprofessional working.
• To be responsible for the promotion of best practice that ensures the health, safety and security of self, patients and colleagues in accordance with the policies procedures and guidelines of the PCT.
• Practise in accordance with procedures and guidelines for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults and Child Protection.
• Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times.

Person Specification:

• Registered Nurse / Level 1 on the NMC register.
• 2 years community experience.
• All appointments are subject to satisfactory occupational health clearance.
• Car driver in possession of current full driving licence.

Knowledge and skills:

• Up to date general clinical knowledge.
• Current knowledge of local, regional and national policies.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and non-verbal.
• Able to record accurately, clearly, and concisely.
• Involvement in research and audit.
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Evidence of working with external agencies and networking skills.
• Teaching experience.
• Basic IT skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to work in a variety of settings.
• Flexibility to fit in with the needs of the service.
• Able to work under pressure.
• To work effectively as part of a team.
• Experience in development of services to meet community needs.
• Knowledge or experience of audit, evaluation, and research.
• Experience of supervising and supporting health professionals.
• Evidence of previous experience of mentoring and preceptorship.

Experience:

• Experience of team working and caseload management.
• Evidence of good interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse population.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Pro Rata for Part Time.