Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 150-OM1108-EAS
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Grove house Crowborough Hospital
- Town
- Crowborough
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Sister/ Charge nurse/ District Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
Community Sister/Charge Nurse - 22.5 hours a week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our multidisciplinary community team as a Community Sister/ Charge Nurse. This post is offered on a fixed term contract for 1 year to cover a secondment. This includes coordinating and delegating individual patient care by working across boundaries within secondary and social care settings. The role is that of a caseload holder, providing clinical case management for patients with complex health needs who are at risk of deterioration which may result in declining quality of life, avoidable hospital admissions, or an unnecessary length of hospital stay.
The successful applicant will be based in Crowborough and will be expected to travel to the outlying areas around and within the Ashdown Forest, Groombridge, Wadhurst and Mayfield areas.
Main duties of the job
Community Sister/Charge Nurse
Some of your main duties will include (but not exclusive to)
a) In conjunction with other key professionals you will be accountable for a patient caseload and delegate responsibility to other professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
b) To apply advanced assessment of physical, mental and social care needs to provide clinical care and health promoting interventions that help avoid
unnecessary hospital admission.
c) To interpret clinical signs and symptoms and diagnostic tests in order to
develop a treatment plan and /or treatment in conjunction with medical
practitioners as appropriate. Provide advanced clinical advice to the wider
healthcare team to improve outcomes of patient care.
d) Enable patients to be as independent as possible facilitating a range of self management strategies.
e) Ability to develop and analyse audit, interpret data and use findings to
enhance clinical practice. Please see the attached job description for full details.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Some of your key responsibilities will include (but not exclusive to)
- To case manage a designated caseload of patients and manage / delegate the delivery of care by the integrated team
- To support the team leader and clinical lead in the processes for providing, monitoring and improving the quality of care provided to patients. This includes risk management, complying with and contributing to CQC requirements and clinical audit.
- To have oversight of all clinical areas, facilitating junior staff to lead on specific areas.
- To deputise for the Clinical Nurse Lead as and when necessary. To assist in the recruitment of staff, appraisal process, risk assessment process, complaints and the performance management process.
- To provide clinical supervision / peer review including active clinical
leadership and mentorship to junior colleagues. - To be aware of the Trust financial position and the implication on service delivery. To be aware of the cost of equipment/ supplies used and to meet the needs of the patient and service in a cost effective way. Including overseeing the management of clinical stock and maintenance of equipment in accordance with Trust policy.
- To review role in practice and participate in appraisal process to identify development needs and agree realistic personal development plans.
- To act as a practice assessor for staff and student
Person specification
Qualificatons
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse
- ENB 998/Mentorship Qualification
- Post registration study
Desirable criteria
- Community Speacilist Practice qualification
- Case Management
Exerience
Essential criteria
- minimum 2 years community experience
- 4 years post registration experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Range of clinical skills suitable to community
- Experience of Case Management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tina Simmons
- Job title
- Operational Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825 932917
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