This is a Senior Staff Nurse post in the Community Intervention Team at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, covering the South West Staffordshire locality. The work centres on planning and coordinating acute and planned nursing care for patients in their own homes and residential care, with the aim of keeping them out of hospital. Patients often have complex physical health needs, and the service runs from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. Fit depends on NMC registration, a degree in nursing and community nursing experience.
What the job involves
- Deliver and coordinate acute and planned nursing interventions for patients at home and in residential care
- Support patients to remain at home and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions
- Assess and manage patients with complex physical health needs and long-term conditions
- Carry out clinical assessment and decision-making
- Administer and monitor IV antibiotic therapy
- Carry out venepuncture and line care
- Provide catheter care and management, including TWOCs
- Coordinate care with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations
Qualifications
- Degree in nursing or equivalent qualification
- Postgraduate study in a relevant area, such as long-term conditions management or advanced clinical practice, at level 7
- Mentorship qualification or practice assessor qualification
- Current physical health assessment qualification
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience supporting hospital discharge and admission avoidance pathways
- Post-qualification study at level 7
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Managing a diverse caseload independently and prioritising workload
- Clinical assessment, problem-solving and decision-making
- Leadership and willingness to support, mentor and develop colleagues
Other
- Commitment to safe, effective and compassionate patient care
- Commitment to continuous professional development and lifelong learning
What’s offered
- Ongoing training and support for career development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
