Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Bank Community Staff Nurse
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Job Overview
Working as part of newly formed Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, the Community Nursing Teams in Hillingdon provide nursing care to housebound people in their own homes or residential homes seven days a week.
Band 5 nurses work closely with the people who use our services, their families, friends, and carers, and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.
Band 5 nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- Keeping the people using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
- Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures
- Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering, and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best healthcare is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 5 nurses work as part of a team, and you will contribute to the success of the team by drawing support from more experienced nurses and other health professionals but also by:
- Supervising other staff and student nurses to ensure they are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve
JD Reviewed: November 2024
Main Duties of the Job
3.1. Main Duties And Responsibilities
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
Patient Safety
Band 5 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
- Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
- Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalating concerns when necessary
- Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
- Being open and transparent about their own practice
- Supervising the work of others
- Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
- Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
- Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
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The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 5 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
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Our values
- Compassion: Our staff will be led by compassion and embody the values of care outlined in our Staff Charter.
- Respect: We will respect and value the diversity of our patients, service users, and staff, to create a respectful and inclusive environment, which recognises the uniqueness of each individual.
- Empowerment: We will involve, inform, and empower our patients, service users, carers, and their families to take an active role in the management of their illness and adopt recovery principles. We will ensure our staff receive appropriate direction and support, to enable them to develop and grow.
- Partnership: We will work closely with our many partners to ensure that our combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we serve.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Must have skills in compression, catheter care, intravenous therapy, and syringe drivers would be advantageous but not absolutely necessary. All mandatory training needs to be completed prior to undertaking shifts (this will be unpaid) then 2 weeks paid supervised practice. Following this, must be able to commit to at least 1 shift per week 8-4 or 10-6.
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Must have a full valid UK driving license and access to a car for work as this is essential for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications And Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Level 1 with current registration with the NMC
- Evidence of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
- An understanding of current health service issues
- Understanding of Primary Care
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of case management, case finding systems, and care co-ordination
- An understanding of the wider NHS and social care contexts
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and DOLS
- Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance
- Extended and advanced clinical knowledge base
- Understanding of Safeguarding Adults & Children
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable post-graduate experience in a relevant area working with people with long-term conditions
- Extensive post-graduate experience in a role undertaking assessments of complex needs
- Experience of case management and care co-ordination
- Experience of working across professional boundaries
- Demonstrable Experience of clinical leadership
- Clinical experience of caring for people with cognitive impairment
- Experience of mentoring students
- Experience of audit evaluation to improve healthcare
Skills And Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
- Act as a role model, educator, supervisor, coach, and mentor, seeking to instil and develop the confidence of others.
- Ability to appraise complex situations and facts and take appropriate action.
Desirable criteria
- Motivational Interviewing skills
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