Community Staff Nurse - Out of Hours

About

This is a 12-month, part-time fixed-term Band 5 community nursing role in Warrington’s Out of Hours District Nursing service. The postholder provides autonomous, evidence-based nursing care in response to urgent and priority clinical needs, working with multidisciplinary colleagues and maintaining NMC standards. Applicants must be a current NMC-registered adult nurse with evidence of level 5/6 study and current UK professional registration. Job grade: Band 5 Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Terms of service: Fixed term, 12 months; Part-time, Flexible working Reference: C9835-WA26-104a Duty station: Bath Street Health and Wellbeing Centre, Legh Street, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 1UG, United Kingdom

How to apply

Apply online through the official NHS Jobs advert page.

Responsibilities

• The post holder actively supports the District Nursing team by undertaking responsibility for a delegated caseload.
• Undertakes the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients care needs.
• Liaises with the District Nurse to ensure information sharing in relation to patient care / changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages.
• Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing.
• Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery.
• To promote the health and wellbeing within the family unit and community as a whole.
• Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs as the named nurse.
• Plan, assess and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the District Nurse.
• To support the team leader in the co-ordination of complex and continuing care packages.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.
• Attend a multi-disciplinary case conference as the named nurse if appropriate.
• To communicate and collaborate with other members of the PHCT, voluntary and statutory organisations to support individual patient care.
• To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations.
• To competently perform clinical skills related to the post.
• To be professionally responsible for a delegated caseload under the supervision of the District Nurse.

Qualifications

• Range of extended clinical skills & demonstrate clinical knowledge.
• Male & Female catheterisation.
• Venepuncture and immunisation.
• Able to communicate sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers.
• Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate packages of care.
• Able to develop effective interpersonal skills/relationships across the health & social care setting.
• Good verbal & written skills.
• IT skills.
• Experience of using Electronic Patient Records.
• Audit and research.
• Supra pubic catheterisation.
• Tissue viability qualification.
• Leg Ulcer management qualification.
• IV Therapy Chronic disease management.
• Experience of working within palliative care.