Community Nurse -Dorking PCN -Surrey Downs H&C

Main area: Surrey Downs Health & Care

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 weekend in 4)

Job ref: 343-SDH&C-7789396-C

Employer: Surrey Downs Health and Care Public (Non NHS)

Site: Floor 2, Medwyn Centre, Town Dorking, Surrey

Salary: £41,957 - £50,387 Per Annum Pro Rata inc Fringe HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Job Overview: We have exciting opportunities for Band 6 Nurses to work across our Dorking PCN within Surrey Downs Health & Care. If you are passionate about caring for people and making a difference within your community, we would love to hear from you!

The post holder is responsible for the continuing management of patients and staff within their clinical setting, without supervision alongside their team lead and taking the chain of command in the absence of their team lead. This includes the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, setting and maintaining standards, and supervision and deployment of staff, if appropriate. The post holder will undertake facilitation of educational programmes for basic, post‑basic and in‑service training, in close liaison with the Learning and Development Team. The role involves working closely with senior team members to facilitate patient focused, innovative research‑based practice, in line with Surrey Downs Health & Care objectives.

Main Duties of the Job:

• Work as a role model within the team undertaking lead responsibilities providing skilled nursing care to patients, assessing their immediate and long term needs and that of their family/carers, by informing, preparing and reviewing plans of care.
• Participate in and promote nursing research and project work within the clinical area to promote the delivery of skilled high quality care within the team and encourage others within the team to diversify their skill set.
• Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines.
• Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times, involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers where appropriate.
• Take every opportunity to promote the health and wellbeing of the patient.
• In the absence of the senior team member, be responsible for planning cover, appropriate staffing and skill mix ensuring adequate cover at all times, deputising as appropriate.
• Ensure continuity of care between all clinical settings through appropriate timely planning and good communication through all available channels.
• Be responsible for individual timely data entry and also ensuring wider corporate team’s data entry is maintained and supporting other team members to ensure their outcome is delivered timely.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to Surrey Downs Health and Care procedures.
• Ensure up to date knowledge in all aspects of clinical practice, and act as a resource and provide support and guidance for other staff.
• Be responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures and standards of care are adhered to at all times.
• Support Surrey Downs Health and Care's process of clinical supervision for self and team members.
• Carry out monthly one‑to‑ones with the team including appraisals.
• Support the team lead where appropriate and assisting with delegated tasks and duties requested to support the service needs.
• Plan, participate in and evaluate teaching programmes for all levels of staff in liaison with the team lead and in liaison with the Learning and Development Team to ensure competencies are maintained.
• Identify staff training and development needs and facilitate a good clinical learning environment for all members of the nursing team.
• Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff.
• The post holder will be the main support network for all new staff members within the team.
• Work within the budget allocated and ensure economic use of resources.
• Identify and monitor consumable levels with the administration team and approve usage of off‑formulary requests.
• Participate in the recruitment and selection process when appropriate.
• Ensure maximum effectiveness of care by facilitating a multi‑disciplinary approach, this includes holding team meetings in the absence of the team lead and responsible for forwarding minutes to absent team members to ensure they are briefed.
• Be aware and act upon, when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals.
• Liaise with safeguarding team and social services and support other team members in this process.
• Participate in the Surrey Downs Health and Care Clinical Governance Strategy, facilitating and instigating clinical audit and monitoring of care, supporting Team Leads with Datix investigations and facilitating and supporting within Rapid Response Reviews (RRR’s).
• Participate in the Surrey Downs Health and Care Risk Management Strategy, ensuring that all processes are adhered to and reporting any identified risks to the team lead or operational manager.
• Undertake any such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with responsibilities of the post.
• Team members may be reasonably requested to relocate to other Surrey Downs Health and Care localities if requested by service needs.

Qualifications:

• Registered Adult Nurse with NMC
• Valid Driving Licence (to drive within UK)
• Teaching qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development post registration

Experience:

• Role model to others in both clinical and team cohesiveness
• Evidence of experience of team management and multi‑disciplinary working

Other requirements:

• Access to a vehicle for work purposes