Neighbourhood Staff Nurse

Overview

The post-holder will be a member of the Neighbourhood Nursing (District Nursing) Team and will participate in the clinical case management of patients who have a wide variety of complex, high-risk and supported/self-care conditions. Working directly with the Team Leader, the post-holder will help ensure the provision of a high standard of nursing care and health promotion. The care will be provided in a range of settings including patients’ homes, residential homes, nurse led clinics and GP practices.

Responsibilities

• Holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a plan of care for patients with long term conditions, tissue viability, continence, palliative care, and promoting/facilitating patient independence.
• Assist in delivery of National Service Frameworks.
• Provide public health and health promotion programmes to improve health and reduce inequalities.
• Maintain contemporaneous written and computerised records.

Qualifications / Education

• Registered Nurse (General Adult).
• Education to 1st degree level or equivalent.
• Clinical specific post registration course e.g. Wound management, diabetes, leg ulcer care, continence care and assessment.

Experience

• Extensive experience in the care of people with long term conditions in a community or primary healthcare setting.
• Experience in care of people with long term conditions.

Competencies and Skills

• Ability to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care.
• Ability to demonstrate evidence-based care and decision making that is responsive to the needs of clients and carers and negotiated in partnership with them.
• Competent in basic life support.
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner being responsible and accountable for choices made.
• Ability to work flexibly and respond to changing demands in workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation, with patients, relatives and their carers and other agencies.
• Ability to write detailed reports, maintain contemporaneous patient records and other documents that exhibit fluency and accuracy.
• Skilled in the provision of hands on direct patient care, including safe handling of patients and equipment.

Regulatory Evidence

• Current NMC Registration.
• Evidence of post registration education and training.
• Practise assessor/supervisor or old mentorship qualification or SSSAP.

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