Senior Community Nurse - Fareham 2NHS

Job summary

Would you like to have autonomy in your role but still have the support of a multidisciplinary team?

Would you like to see a variety of patients each day so that no day is the same?

We are a busy happy team who welcome new staff members and encourage staff development and learning. We are seeking a registered nurse to join us in providing care and treatment to adults living in the area who have long term or complex health needs. The scope of your role will focus on supporting admission avoidance, early supported discharge, promotion of independence and assisting in the effective management of patients with long term or complex conditions. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary way alongside a range of primary care services including those from GP's, social and voluntary sector. You will be responsible for managing your allocated work on a day-to-day basis ensuring patients are prioritised according to clinical need and that assessments and care plans are recorded in line with the Trust's standards.

To support you within your role, the Trust have an excellent learning and development department, access to further develop your clinical skills and leadership development are available and encouraged.

Our service runs 7 days a week and therefore this position requires flexible working, and all requests will be considered.

Access to a vehicle and possession of a full driving license is essential along with business insurance.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of the Senior Community Nurse is to provide strong holistic leadership to the team and support the Community Matron. To include day to day leadership responsibilities, development and creative leadership, responsive leadership, enabling the team to achieve a 'well led' culture.

The community teams in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues and specifically, GP's, Practice Nurses and Social Care professionals, will lead and facilitate a patient or client focused, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to, and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.

The candidate will participate in and influence efforts across health and social services to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management and assure early intervention through the proactive provision of care in or as close to the patient's own home as possible. The candidate will work across the caseload and the single point of access or (equivalent), using their clinical skills to identify the needs of patients and the correct services to liaise with.

The candidate will provide an expertise in their own discipline to the wider team.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence