Registered NurseNHS
Job summary
Due to staff progression, we have the exciting opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated band 5 Nurse for the Urgent Response Team covering Bedworth, Nuneaton, Atherstone and surrounding areas.
As a Nurse you will be caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best service possible to our patients. You will have proven organisational, time management and communication skills and be enthusiastic. You will be a clinical role model and have high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike
We provide a structured induction and training period to ensure that all new starters are provided with the opportunity to develop new skills and competence.
If you are interested, would like to come for an informal visit or have any questions please contact Susan Taylor Professional Lead on 07584618133. We look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
The community staff nurse is a member of the Integrated Health Team, who undertakes professional duties in the client's homes and clinics to ensure provision of high standard nursing care and health promotion. To work across professional boundaries, providing comprehensive health care that is sensitive to the needs of the local population.
Job description
Main Functions
Act in accordance with current local Warwickshire Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children, and SWFT guidelines/policy to protect vulnerable adults and children.
Contribute towards ensuring AHP & Nursing Strategy is implemented across the Integrated Health Team.
To undertake the first contact assessment, including planning, implementation, evaluation and reassessments of the care plans.
In the absence of the Senior Nurse, to take responsibility for the day to day management of the nursing workload, delegating the workload appropriately to other team members.
To establish priorities of care in accordance with caseload management
To take responsibility for updating and developing professional knowledge and skills which relate to clinical practice
To act within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and comply with the Trusts policies and procedures
To participate in the development, training and mentorship of preregistration students and staff as required including induction and preceptorship programmes
To provide skilled clinical nursing practices
Communication
Develop and maintain effective communication networks, with service users, health care professionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations
To promote and maintain accurate record keeping in order to conform to NMC policy and Data protection
Responsibility for patient care
To action referrals appropriately according to risk and need in accordance to the service referral criteria
To undertake planned and opportunistic health promotion and education activities with patients and carers
Act as a patients advocate where appropriate
Policy and Service Development
Understanding national policy and guidance and the ability to interpret and implement at service level
Responsibility for Human Resources
Direct supervision of junior members of staff
Act independently on a range of delegated tasks and use own initiative in order to manage own workload within appropriate professional guidelines
Participate in the PDR process to identify personal and team development goals
Able to organise staff in the absence of the Senior Nurse (Band 6) reporting to a senior member of staff any anomalies
Professional Responsibilities and Freedom to Act
Interpret national guidance on NMC guidelines
Participate in clinical supervision
Maintain clinical and professional competencies in accordance with relevant statutory legislation and guidance relevant to health professionals and their services
To participate in mandatory and statutory training requirements and keep a record of all training and other developmental activities
Responsibility for Research & Development
Ensure standards, protocols and policies are evidence based and applied to practice
Keep updated with current clinical issues thus always promoting best practice
Use research to inform practice
Participate in audits as appropriate
General
The post holder will be required to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes to travel across SWFT and to other agencies
Physical and Mental Effort
The post holder will undertake people moving and handling on a daily basis. The handling of equipment e.g. hoists, is integral to the post and may be required to be undertaken in confined spaces within patients homes.
The post holder will be required to operate as a lone worker in accordance with WCH policies and procedures
The post holder may come into contact with bodily fluids including urine and faeces and exudate from wounds e.g. blood and pus
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.