Community Staff Nurse inWakefield inWakefield PUBLISHED 19 NOV 2024
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust rYYv8Rti
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Are you looking for an exciting opportunity that offers a great work/life balance?
Would you like to work within a supportive team and yet have the confidence to lone work?
Would you like the opportunity to care for people in their own home? Keeping people out of hospital and working alongside GPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to ensure every step can be taken to avoid a hospital admission.
The Integrated Care Team are looking for Community Staff Nurses to join our Teams in Wakefield and our surrounding areas. The team covers 24/7-365 days per year. We pride ourselves on being a truly flexible employer, should you require flexible working patterns due to childcare or carer responsibilities, we treat our staff as individuals and work with them to ensure a harmonious work life balance.
Working as part of our team, you will have the opportunities to: develop or extend your clinical knowledge and experience by working across a range of clinical settings; develop extensive clinical assessment and case management skills in areas, such as hospital avoidance, managing long term conditions, wound management and end of life care; and to plan and deliver complex care plans.
We will support you to develop through our comprehensive preceptorship and mentorship programs. We have excellent electronic facilities to support your learning and development and have recently developed an online portfolio to support your revalidation.
The post holder will be responsible for the planning and delivery of patient care within Adult Community Nursing Teams. The post holder is responsible for maintaining and delivering high standards of care. These services will be provided in accordance with the Trusts declared values and principles ensuring the delivery of quality, patient centred care.
- To supervise and lead staff within the District Nursing Team in the absence of the District Nurse/Caseload holder promoting positive staff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment and rehabilitation to individuals, groups and communities.
- To assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day per week nursing service.
Demonstrate the appropriate supervision skills with mentorship, achievement of learning competencies and ongoing training and development. Take responsibility for the delegated Appraisals and achievement of learning competencies for a designated number of support workers.
To supervise and lead staff within the District Nursing Team in the absence of the District Nurse/Caseload holder promoting positive staff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment and rehabilitation to individuals, groups and communities.
To demonstrate and deliver high levels of holistic assessment utilising the appropriate assessment tools, contribute to the development of patient centred care plans and to make referrals as appropriate to other agencies. Understand and have awareness of the importance of collaborative partnerships with other multi-disciplinary agencies. To assess and plan individual patient care plans, education and treatment reviews.
Contribute to the delivery of educational opportunities for health care support workers. To act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students.
Demonstrate the appropriate supervision skills with mentorship, achievement of learning competencies and ongoing training and development. Take responsibility for the delegated Appraisals and achievement of learning competencies for a designated number of support workers.
To assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day per week nursing service.
Clearly communicate timely, accurate and relevant information regarding patient care with patients, their families and carers, other professionals and services to ensure seamless, appropriate timely care and where appropriate empower patients to become partners and maintain their independence.
Contribute to the development of strategies, guidance and protocols in accordance to MY clinical governance systems and objectives. To communicate collaborative partnership working with services within the Trust, primary care and social services. To take the lead in team developments as designated by their line manager.
To perform risk assessments ensuring a safe environment within patients homes and work areas. Ensures adherence to organisational Health and Safety, risk and governance arrangements.
To maintain standards in ongoing health information, both electronic and paper based, ensuring safe keeping and confidentiality, accurate record keeping of relevant data and profiling. To input clinical information onto System One as per MY policy.
To maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity in relation to the patients and their treatment at all times.
To undertake all mandatory / essential training as required by MY.
To be responsible for maintaining professional registration and continuing professional development. Demonstrate a professional approach to work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
To demonstrate and maintain own knowledge and awareness of recognising and responding appropriately to vulnerable adults.
Review medications, seeking advice from local pharmacists and the drugs information hotline as appropriate. If legally authorised, prescribe medications from agreed formularies based on efficacy, safety and cost.
To participate in audit and research processes to ensure evidence- based health care is provided.
Participate in clinical supervision ensuring that practice is maintained at high levels and is evaluated utilizing appropriate mechanisms.
Contribute towards performance targets particularly in relation to reducing hospital admission and length of stay.
Ensure equipment is obtained, used, and maintained in accordance with MY Medical Device Policy.
To adhere to the lone working policy on order to minimise the risk associated with visiting patients that are unknown to the service. To provide advice and support to health care support workers concerned regarding lone working.
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity that offers a great work/life balance?
Would you like to work within a supportive team and yet have the confidence to lone work?
Would you like the opportunity to care for people in their own home? Keeping people out of hospital and working alongside GPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to ensure every step can be taken to avoid a hospital admission.
The Integrated Care Team are looking for Community Staff Nurses to join our Teams in Wakefield and our surrounding areas. The team covers 24/7-365 days per year. We pride ourselves on being a truly flexible employer, should you require flexible working patterns due to childcare or carer responsibilities, we treat our staff as individuals and work with them to ensure a harmonious work life balance.
Working as part of our team, you will have the opportunities to: develop or extend your clinical knowledge and experience by working across a range of clinical settings; develop extensive clinical assessment and case management skills in areas, such as hospital avoidance, managing long term conditions, wound management and end of life care; and to plan and deliver complex care plans.
We will support you to develop through our comprehensive preceptorship and mentorship programs. We have excellent electronic facilities to support your learning and development and have recently developed an online portfolio to support your revalidation.
The post holder will be responsible for the planning and delivery of patient care within Adult Community Nursing Teams. The post holder is responsible for maintaining and delivering high standards of care. These services will be provided in accordance with the Trusts declared values and principles ensuring the delivery of quality, patient centred care.
- To supervise and lead staff within the District Nursing Team in the absence of the District Nurse/Caseload holder promoting positive staff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment and rehabilitation to individuals, groups and communities.
- To assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day per week nursing service.
Demonstrate the appropriate supervision skills with mentorship, achievement of learning competencies and ongoing training and development. Take responsibility for the delegated Appraisals and achievement of learning competencies for a designated number of support workers.
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To supervise and lead staff within the District Nursing Team in the absence of the District Nurse/Caseload holder promoting positive staff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment and rehabilitation to individuals, groups and communities.
To demonstrate and deliver high levels of holistic assessment utilising the appropriate assessment tools, contribute to the development of patient centred care plans and to make referrals as appropriate to other agencies. Understand and have awareness of the importance of collaborative partnerships with other multi-disciplinary agencies. To assess and plan individual patient care plans, education and treatment reviews.
Contribute to the delivery of educational opportunities for health care support workers. To act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students.
Demonstrate the appropriate supervision skills with mentorship, achievement of learning competencies and ongoing training and development. Take responsibility for the delegated Appraisals and achievement of learning competencies for a designated number of support workers.
To assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day per week nursing service.
Clearly communicate timely, accurate and relevant information regarding patient care with patients, their families and carers, other professionals and services to ensure seamless, appropriate timely care and where appropriate empower patients to become partners and maintain their independence.
Contribute to the development of strategies, guidance and protocols in accordance to MY clinical governance systems and objectives. To communicate collaborative partnership working with services within the Trust, primary care and social services. To take the lead in team developments as designated by their line manager.
To perform risk assessments ensuring a safe environment within patients homes and work areas. Ensures adherence to organisational Health and Safety, risk and governance arrangements.
To maintain standards in ongoing health information, both electronic and paper based, ensuring safe keeping and confidentiality, accurate record keeping of relevant data and profiling. To input clinical information onto System One as per MY policy.
To maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity in relation to the patients and their treatment at all times.
To undertake all mandatory / essential training as required by MY.
To be responsible for maintaining professional registration and continuing professional development. Demonstrate a professional approach to work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
To demonstrate and maintain own knowledge and awareness of recognising and responding appropriately to vulnerable adults.
Review medications, seeking advice from local pharmacists and the drugs information hotline as appropriate. If legally authorised, prescribe medications from agreed formularies based on efficacy, safety and cost.
To participate in audit and research processes to ensure evidence- based health care is provided.
Participate in clinical supervision ensuring that practice is maintained at high levels and is evaluated utilizing appropriate mechanisms.
Contribute towards performance targets particularly in relation to reducing hospital admission and length of stay.
Ensure equipment is obtained, used, and maintained in accordance with MY Medical Device Policy.
To adhere to the lone working policy on order to minimise the risk associated with visiting patients that are unknown to the service. To provide advice and support to health care support workers concerned regarding lone working.
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