Out of Hours Community Registered Nurse
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation TrustJob overview
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking to join a friendly and motivated Out of Hours (OOH) Community team?
We are a supportive multi-disciplinary team who are passionate about delivering high quality care to housebound patients, in partnership with primary care and secondary care, covering moor-to-sea, coastal and Torbay districts.
Joining our team as Band 5 Registered Nurse, you will provide responsive, planned and unplanned support to patients requiring urgent nursing within their own homes and residential care settings.
We work in small teams of two which includes yourself and one Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) where you will work in partnership throughout your shift, this will include shared driving. Whilst working for our Out of Hours team you will have access to Trust provided Pool Cars for all of your work-transport needs to ensure you can deliver planned and unplanned care.
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- Working in partnership with HCSW to support patients and their carers
- Treating Post non-injury or minor injury falls which can include wound dressings and supporting patients with catheterisation, bowel care and treatment escalation plans.
- Responsible for Community Nurse Equipment i.e., Scales, Bladder Scanner, Doppler
- Guide and mentor junior staff and students
- Escalate any concerns to team leaders or Community Nurse Lead
- Generate prescriptions and order pressure relieving equipment using available IT systems in place.
Working for our organisation
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team Torbay and South Devon.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Promote self-care with health education when visiting patients and their carers/family in order to increase understanding and promote maximum independence.
- Undertake Specialist Nursing and Continuing Care assessments (with appropriate training)
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing own clinical caseload on a day to day basis
- Ensure confidentiality of patients and their care is maintained, demonstrating knowledge of principles and purpose of data protection - Record, retrieve and access information in various formats
- An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills
- Can provide motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent/ co-operation is required or there may be barriers to understanding. To include undertaking best interest decisions
- Ensure timely and effective communication with the team manager and other team members on professional matters
- Liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable/or challenging in their responses because of stress related problem
Please see full job description for further details.
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly.
- Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
- Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
- Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Please ensure you check your email and Trac account regularly.
- Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
- If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
- It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.