Senior Integrated Community Nurse

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

• Mentorship Qualification Successful study at 1st degree level
• Willingness to undertake relevant modules at Masters level. Nurse prescriber Willingness to undertake Independent (V300) prescribing study.
• Advanced practitioner qualification or Community nursing qualification e.g. DN, HV, Practice nurse

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience working as a qualified District Nurse. HVOP or Community Matron
• Experience of managing conflict with a team Experience of caseload management
• Experience managing staff within a team, resources and workload, e.g. effective use of team skill mix, appropriate delegation of patient care, supervision of junior staff
• Experience identifying learning needs and line management experience or demonstrates the ability to be a line manager

Relevant Knowledge and Awarene

Essential criteria

• Understanding of current issues, policies and frameworks affecting primary care practice and district nursing i.e. practice based commissioning, community matron and Health care closer to home
• Understanding of professional and personal accountability and responsibility in line with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Knowledge of management strategies and leadership styles

Skills, Abilities and Aptitude

Essential criteria

• Ability to deliver evidence based care that is responsive to the needs of patients and carers and that is negotiated in partnership with service users Ability to carry out concise, comprehensive patient assessments, prescribe appropriate nursing care, delegate implementation of care appropriately, and evaluate outcomes
• Ability to assess the needs of the caseload and to prioritorise and manage the resources.

Other Factors

Essential criteria

• Car driver, current UK licence and access to car for work purposes
• Able to work flexibly including unsocial hours
• Evidence of having met revalidation requirements

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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

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 648.8KB)
• CHS DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 53.0KB)
• Map of Croydon University Hospital (PDF, 95.6KB)
• Croydon Nurse Brochure (PDF, 1.3MB)
• CHS Accomodation (PDF, 2.7MB)