Job description

Job responsibilities

Act as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with and upholding the NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practise for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors, providing a holistic approach to health by:

Completing a full assessment of the physical, social, emotional and environment needs of people with long term conditions and frailty.

Being pro-active in identifying health needs in this client group. To advise and inform the patients and their carers about health issues to support with a greater sense of self-reliance and independence.

Person Specification

Qualifications and professional training

Essential

• Registered General Nurse educated to degree level (or equivalent)
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of further recent professional development

Desirable

• Mentorship module or working towards

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of National Government initiatives in health and social care and how they impact on local services
• Knowledge of a broad range of conditions, experienced by patients in community and general practice settings. This will include LTCs, for example diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension and stroke, COPD, arthritis, dementia and other common mental illnesses, frailty and palliative and end of life care.
• An understanding of the presentations of multiple pathology, depression and anxiety states and frailty, predominantly in older people.
• Knowledge of the management of uncomplicated symptoms in those patients with palliative or terminal care needs and enhanced communication skills to confidently manage uncertainty
• Understands the role of the Staff Nurse on the Community

Desirable

• Community Nursing experience

Skills and attributes

Essential

• Will be required to undertake all core competencies
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills written and oral
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to articulate the evidence underpinning patients' care plans and interventions.
• Computer Literate

Desirable

• Evidence of managing people and complex situations

Personal qualities

Essential

• Access to a car for work purposes

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.

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Warrens

Arrowe Park Road

Thingwall

CH49 5PL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information on these exciting roles.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
• BSc/Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting or equivalent
• V100 Nurse Prescriber
• Leadership Level 6
• Mentorship Level 6
• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Solihull Approach trained

Desirable

• Mentorship Level 7
• Promotional Interviewing trained
• Leadership Level 7

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of managing a Health Visiting caseload
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care
• Experience of integrated working
• Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Access to a car for work purposes
• Commitment
• Vision

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to support and motivate staff
• Ability to support students in placements

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.

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Watersgreen 0-19 Team

Sunderland Street

Macclesfield

SK116JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for further information relating to this exciting job role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN)
• Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing- School Nursing or equivalent
• Leadership Level 6
• Mentorship Level 6
• Solihull Approach Trained

Desirable

• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Promotional Interviewing trained
• Mentorship Level 7
• Leadership Level 7

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• Experience of managing a School Nurse Caseload
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care
• Experience of integrated working
• Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues

Skills and attributes

Essential

• Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to support and motivate staff
• Ability to support students in placements
• Effective Interpersonal Skills

Personal qualities

Essential

• Access to a car for work purposes
• Commitment
• Vision

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.

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moss Bank Children's Centre

Kentmere Avenue

St Helens

WA11 7PQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as part of the 0-19+ service, delivering public health offer across North Team [Macclesfield] working initially with the 0-5 age group.

The role also includes providing leadership to junior colleagues and new starters, organising/ work planning and delegation and chairing and attending meetings.

Please read the person specification and Job description prior to applying for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
• Evidence of recent professional development

Desirable

• Mentorship level 6
• Modules at level 6 - Public Health Related
• Solihull Approach trained
• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Immunisation training

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of public Health Priorities
• Knowledge of child development
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families
• Understanding of role within the public Health Team

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a community environment
• Two years post registration with 12 months community experience
• Experience of data collection for reports

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Effective interpersonal Skills
• Ability to use email internet and word processing software
• Good organisational and time management skills

Desirable

• Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Access to a car for work purpose
• Commitment
• Vision
• Confident and approachable

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.

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Watersgreen Medical Centre

Sunderland Street

Macclesfield

SK116JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and Person specification for more details regarding this exciting role

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

• Registered General Nurse educated to degree level (or equivalent)
• Nurse Prescriber or willing to undertake
• Specialist Practitioner Qualification - District Nursing (or equivalent postgraduate modules, nursing qualification/ experience
• Care of the Older Person or similar course (or willing to undertake)
• Evidence of further recent study/ professional development
• Leadership qualification - ILM level 6 or equivalent (or willing to work towards) or relevant equivalent experience; mentorship

Desirable

• Minimum 3 years post registration experience

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge/experience of working with older people
• Knowledge of vulnerable adult's procedures and safeguarding
• Community Nursing experience
• Experience of clinical assessment, analysis, planning, delivery and evaluation skills
• Experience of managing complex and challenging cases
• An excellent understanding of Frailty and applying this to practice
• Specialist knowledge of the effects of the ageing process
• Professional awareness of development and innovations in Community Nursing
• Knowledge of national agendas and the effect on practice eg NHS Long Term Plan and National Service Framework
• Knowledge and understanding of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
• Knowledge of local health needs strategies

Desirable

• Experience of managing a caseload
• Knowledge of services available for older people in the community and the referral process
• Knowledge and experience of Emergency Health Care Planning
• Excellent knowledge of End of Life care including GSF Prognostic Indicators and knowledge of Advanced Care Planning
• Knowledge and experience of managing people living with Dementia and their carers
• Knowledge and understanding of the Frailty register

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to provide integrated, timely and efficient care for the Older Person
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet the needs of the service users and the service
• Able to form and sustain positive working relationships with other services, agencies, and providers
• Demonstrable problem solving skills, prioritising and delegating appropriately
• Able to participate in the development of care standards and service development
• Demonstrates negotiation skills through working in partnership with others
• Reflective practitioner
• Assertiveness
• Ability to inspire confidence
• Demonstrates commitment to high quality care and service provision, addressing peoples changing health needs
• Experience of discharge and transfer planning for patients between services
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Advanced Communication Skills or willing to work towards it
• Experience of completing a Comprehensive Geriatric Holistic Assessment
• Clinical skills
• Leadership skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Passion and drive to deliver excellent person centred care for Older People
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Empathy and compassion
• Commitment
• Resilience
• Full driving licence holder and insurance for business use and able to travel independently throughout the Wirral

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.

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Wirral

The Warrens

Wirral

CH495PL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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