Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

The post holder will manage a caseload of registered patients within a team or team(s). The post holder will delegate the workload to the community nurses, healthcare assistants and nursing assistants as appropriate and as defined by the priority/acuity of the caseload and liaise with all health care professionals and other agencies within the wider community to ensure effective service delivery.

The post holder will work under the direction of the District Nurse Coordinator and will be responsible for the assessment of patient need.

The post holder will develop, deliver and evaluate programmes of care.

The post holder will support the care management of complex case and further support leadership and development within the team. The post holder will play a part in the mentoring pre and post registration students.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical

• Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs. Plan, assess, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs utilising prescribing skills.
• Support the care management of complex/continuing care packages.
• Ensure practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature to achieve a high standard of care.
• To establish and maintain effective communication with individual groups and communities in complex and potentially challenging situations.
• Work collaboratively with other professional and agencies to ensure patients needs are met.
• Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care.
• To competently perform a range of clinical skills related to the post.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC Standards.
• To identify skills and knowledge to address individuals training needs by undertaking personal development reviews and personal development plans within the KSF framework.
• To participate in the health needs assessment of the practice population to identify areas of unmet need.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and to solve problems.
• Undertake chronic disease management reviews of the housebound patient using appropriate template
• Work on a rota basis to facilitate weekend working across the district nursing teams

Managerial/Leadership

• Work under the direction of the District Nurse Coordinator in providing nursing services to patients registered within a defined GP Practice.
• Manage the night service caseload of patients.
• Delegate the workload to appropriate team members.
• Day to day responsibility for the designated caseload.
• To provide accurate timely information to the identified administrator regarding annual leave, expenses and study leave.
• To undertake back to work interviews and assist in the monitoring and reporting to District Nurse Coordinator general HR issues surrounding staff sickness, absentees.
• To report any concerns with regards to poor practice or concerns of staff members to the District Nurse Coordinator.
• Support the effective use of physical and financial resources. Ordering supplies and equipment.
• To ensure as far as possible that the working environment is safe, adhering to the Lone Worker policy.
• To provide leadership and support by promoting professional development and encourage clinical supervision.
• Supply required activity data related to patient care.

Full Job Description Attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN First level/RGN
• District Nursing (NMC) Specialist Practitioner qualification.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• V300 NMP
• Clinical assessment qualification

Relationships

Essential

• If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable community experience
• Experience of high level organisational skills

Desirable

• Audit & Research experience
• Recognised Management experience

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Able to perform complex assessments, plan, implement and evaluate care packages.
• Wide range of clinical skills
• Proven leadership skills
• Able to communicate sensitive/unpleasant information to patients, relatives and/or carers.
• Knowledge of professional and NHS issues relating to specialist knowledge.
• Able to demonstrate initiative.
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care settings.
• Ability to teach, assess and mentor staff and pre & post registration students including SPQ students.
• Ability to communicate at a high level both verbally and written.
• Good IT skills

Desirable

• Tissue viability qualification
• Palliative care qualification
• Patient safety/PSIRF experience

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Sponsorship

Essential

• Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)

Address

Grappenhall Clinic

Springfield Avenue

Grappenhall

Warrington

WA4 2NW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a registered nurse, the post holder will work within the 0-19 integrated public health nursing Team to deliver a flexible 8am-8pm service providing access to the Healthy Child Programme for children, young people and families accessing the 0-19 Service.

The post holder will have delegated responsibility for the assessment of Health needs, implementation and evaluation of care as part of the Healthy Child Programme, at community, Universal, Universal Partnership and Universal Partnership Plus level.

This will include children with complex health needs; children/young people who may be presenting with a cause for concern, subject to safeguarding and Children in Care; parents/young people who are experiencing emotional health needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. To support delivery of the Healthy Child Programme using evidence-based practice to actively promote the health of children and young people.
2. To be a named / link nurse for designated schools/ early years settings whilst holding a caseload which incorporates the 4 levels of intervention (Community, Universal, Universal Plus and Universal Partnership Plus).
3. To deliver and engage in health promotion programmes and public health initiatives to prevent ill health, early identification of abnormalities and work with all clients in the 0-19 service and communities to reduce health inequalities as identified within individual Health Plans.
4. To conduct health needs assessments in the home, school, clinics or community settings in a planned programme of care within a variety of settings.
5. Offer appropriate interventions, delivering agreed programmes of care and evaluating the outcomes for the child, young person and family.
6. Plan and implement school entry assessments delegating duties as appropriate.
7. Plan and implement health assessment at transition from primary to secondary school delegating duties as appropriate.

8. Undertake comprehensive health assessments for identified babies, children and young people, including annual and biannual health assessments for those in local authority care in line with the Healthy Child Programme for children 0-19 years of age.

1. Establish clear and effective communication links with children and young

people, parents/carers, education staff, and a range of other professionals

from both voluntary and statutory organisations.

1. Communicate outcomes of assessment and future care planning to the named SCPHN health visitor or SCPHN school nurse
2. Carry out home visits to children and families advising on all aspects of health as appropriate.
3. Participate in health needs assessment of the local community, contributing to the planning, implementation and evaluation of strategies to address unmet health needs.
4. To identify and assess children 0-19 with complex health needs, offering an enhanced integrated service within the multi-agency arena.
5. To assess the needs of children and families following attendance at A&E, discharge from hospital working within trust guidelines.
6. To identify, assess, report and work independently with oversight from the SCPHN School Nurse or SCPHN Health Visitor to safeguard and protect the health and wellbeing of children and young people working within safeguarding policies and guidelines. To attend Child Protection case conferences and other meetings as appropriate.
7. To provide on-going support for children and young people in care including the statutory health assessment and on-going review.
8. Listen appropriately and take into account any sensitive issues and communicate these to appropriate persons/agencies ensuring that children are protected and that disclosures are acted upon appropriately.
9. Feedback the views and needs of children/young people, families and schools to the named SCPHN School Nurse/SCPHN Health Visitor as necessary, to enable appropriate interventions to be implemented.
10. Ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
11. Support the delivery of nurse led immunisation programmes as service needs, following patient group directions and actively promoting the National and Local Immunisation Programmes to families.
12. To work in collaboration with other agencies to deliver services to children, young people and their families

Clinical

1. Maintain active status on NMC register acting in accordance with the professional code and guiding documents in adherence with Revalidation Framework.
2. Maintain contemporaneous, factual records in accordance with Trust guidelines and policies.
3. Be aware of current working practices in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
4. Use their own professional judgement to identify solutions to a range of day-to-day problems, seeking advice where appropriate from the SCPHN
5. Manage their time effectively to ensure prioritisation of workload in order to achieve agreed deadlines.
6. Be responsible for own professional updating and keep abreast of current research-based practice.
7. Develop a working knowledge and experience of IT systems
8. Observing the complaints and disciplinary procedures in accordance with the Trust policy.
9. Contribute to clinical audit, research and clinical governance as part of the 0-19 public health nursing Team.
10. Participate in and complete the agreed induction programme for newly appointed staff
11. Manage time with the team leader and team to ensure service is covered.
12. Report sickness absence and return relevant forms to line manager.
13. Maintain portfolio of professional development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with NMC - current
• Evidence of recent professional development
• Mentorship (willing to work towards)

Right to Work

Essential

• Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?
• If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?
• Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently throughout Bridgewater
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Relationships

Essential

• If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Experience

Essential

• Able to demonstrate evidence based clinical practice
• Experience of working with children, young people and their families
• Experience of Multi agency working
• Leading a skill mix team

Desirable

• Experience of delivering childhood immunisation programme
• Working within a community setting
• Experience of using spread-sheets and Databases
• LEO or equivalent

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• ble to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding procedures and legislation for children and young people
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of current childhood immunisation programme
• Able to work as an effective team member
• Ability to work independently

Desirable

• Knowledge of current Public Health Outcomes and inequalities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)

Address

Spencer House

Dewhurst Road

Birchwood

Warrington

WA3 7PG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To promote the health and wellbeing within the family unit and the 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.

To assess health needs at individual, practice and community level.

To undertake chronic disease management reviews using appropriate template.

To work without direct supervision

Managerial:

To access support from the District Nurse Coordinator or District Nurse within the group for the day-to-day workload in the absence of the teams designated District Nurse.

Standard Information to be included in all job specifications

Information Governance

Employees of the Trust must comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018.

The post-holder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.

The post-holder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The post-holder must comply with Trust policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice.

The post-holder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in Trust records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.

The postholder must not; either during their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any personal information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.

The postholder must comply with Trust policies that protect the personal data of service users and employees from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice.

The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in the Trust records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.

Postholders with elevated access to IT systems are held accountable to the highest standards of use.

Please see Full Job Description attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Previous community experience
• Post-registration nursing experience

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered adult nurse
• Evidence of level 5/6 study.

Desirable

• V100/V150 nurse prescriber
• Teaching and Assessing qualification

Relationships

Essential

• If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Right to Work

Essential

• Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?
• If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?
• Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Range of extended clinical skills & demonstrate clinical knowledge.
• 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.

Desirable

• IT skills.
• Experience of using Electronic Patient Records.
• Audit and research.
• Male & Female catheterisation.
• Supra pubic catheterisation.
• Tissue viability qualification.
• Leg Ulcer management qualification.
• IV Therapy
• Chronic disease management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)

Address

Bath Street Health and Wellbeing Centre

Legh Street

Warrington

Cheshire

WA1 1UG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

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.

To assess health needs at individual, practice and community level.

To undertake chronic disease management reviews using appropriate template.

To work without direct supervision

Managerial:

To access support from the District Nurse Coordinator or District Nurse within the group for the day-to-day workload in the absence of the teams designated District Nurse.

Please see attached Full Job Description.

Person Specification

Right to Work

Essential

• Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?
• If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?
• Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.

Relationships

Essential

• If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• 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.
• Management skills.
• Teaching & assessing skills.

Experience

Desirable

• Previous community experience
• Post-registration nursing experience

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered adult nurse
• Evidence of level 5/6 study.

Desirable

• V100/V150 nurse prescriber
• Teaching and Assessing qualification

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)

Address

Bath Street Health and Wellbeing Centre

Legh Street

Warrington

Cheshire

WA1 1UG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)