Senior Community Nurse

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified RGN (Registered General Nurse - Adult) with current registration with NMC - Part1.
• Relevant post registration study at diploma/degree level and relevant CPD e.g. palliative care, tissue viability

Desirable criteria

• Diploma or BSc (Hons) Community Health (DN)
• Clinical Assessment Skills
• Nurse Prescriber V150 (willing to undertake)
• Mentorship Preceptorship or equivalent (willing to undertake)
• Specialist Practice Teacher/ Teaching Qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g. dementia, depression, on the management of medical and long term conditions
• Professional standards including confidentiality, clinical governance and NMC guidelines
• Infection prevention and control standards
• Risk assessment and management
• Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of current legislation and its implications for this role, including performance indicators and targets
• Understanding of both the Health and Social Care agenda

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patients in their own homes
• Experience in problem solving and supporting other team members
• Experience of providing supervision
• Experience of mentoring students
• Experience of Multidisciplinary team work

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing resources to stay within the service budget
• Experience of audit evaluation

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage the day to day running of the team, use initiative and delegate tasks to appropriately trained staff
• Ability to lead by example, both clinically and managerially, being consistent and fair to all staff in every aspect of work
• IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages
• Ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Core clinical skills medicines management including IV, venepuncture, continence, chronic disease management, palliative care, wound management
• Holistic assessment, core clinical, clinical reasoning and care planning skills to proactively manage patient care
• Able to produce well written and timely clinical records and service reports

Personal

Essential criteria

• Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant
• Ability to travel to multiple sites; car driver
• Ability to undertake a shift system
• Has a positive attitude to change and is prepared to work flexibly to meet the need of people and the service
• Demonstrates high ethical and professional standards

Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

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Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.

DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.

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Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

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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

• JD (PDF, 200.4KB)
• PS (PDF, 64.4KB)