Senior Community Nurse – Home Care & MDT Leadership

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) and Specialist Practice Teacher/Teaching Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria:

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

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of audit evaluation and managing resources within the service budget.

Skills

Essential criteria:

• Demonstrate ability to manage the day to day running of the team, use initiative and delegate tasks to appropriately trained staff
• IT literate with the ability to use databases and other software packages, and able to produce well-written and timely clinical records and service reports.
• Demonstrate ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Core clinical skills in medicines management, including IV therapy, venepuncture, continence, chronic disease, palliative and wound care.

Knowledge

Essential criteria:

• Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g. dementia, depression, on the management of medical and long term conditions

Desirable criteria:

• Understanding of both the Health and Social Care agenda

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