Job summary
Employer heading
Community Nurse Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
In line with the national drivers for long term condition management and the priorities of health and social care commissioning, we are seeking an experienced, highly motivated registered nurse to join our locality based community team in Gateshead.
As a complex case manager you will work in partnership with our patients and their families to lead in the delivery of individualised, safe and effective high quality care.
You will have extensive clinical experience within an NHS acute, primary care or community provider service with sound knowledge and skills relating to the care of those with multiple conditions and associated complex needs. You must be able to demonstrate experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team environment and provide evidence of dealing with professionals across a range of agencies and disciplines. You will also be expected to provide evidence of excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage challenging situations in a professional and effective manner.
You will be a leader who will be able to measure the impact of your work through clinical audit and formal outcome measurement tools.
We are looking for a dynamic individual who has drive and motivation and is looking for a new challenge.
You must be a car owner/driver.
Main duties of the job
To work effectively within a multi-disciplinary/agency locality based team managing patients identified as at risk so that they receive appropriate interventions to be able to improve their health and wellbeing and achieve their maximum level of independence. These patients will have complex needs and potentially numerous co-morbidities including frailty.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Dimensions |
The post will be based in one defined locality within Gateshead. The multidisciplinary teams are made up of Locality Team Leaders, District Nurses, Community Nurse Practitioners, (this post) Community Staff Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, phlebotomists and Admin Assistants
Specific dimensions
· To ensure safe systems and processes are in place to support multidisciplinary team working. · To ensure all professional standards and codes of conduct are adhered to.
· Facilitate the development of self-awareness of self and others in the team through reflection, and clinical supervision. · Through effective role modelling develop positive behavior, encourage an open and non-threatening environment that o Rewards decision making and creativity o Facilitates change and the implementation of new ideas o Promotes staff retention o Empowers employees o Encourages the reporting of patient safety incidents and uses reflection to learn from as a result o Identifies risk and develops mitigation to minimise it.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Clinical Qualification - Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Professional registration (NMC)
- Relevant healthcare Degree
- Clinical skills course/Advanced practitioner
- ECDL- or evidence of IT literacy
- Teaching Qualification ENB998/ or equivalent experience
- Masters qualification or willingness to work towards
- Prescribing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification e.g. LEO
- Enhanced IT Skills – databases, excel, work, outlook and internet
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience at band 6 team in a community setting or primary care setting
- Experience of managing/leading staff
- An understanding of the principles of clinical governance and NHS Policy Issues
- Ability to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations
- Evidence of an ability to prioritise workload for themselves and their team
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter/agency working
- Experience of liaising with statutory and non-statutory services and agencies
- Experience of evaluating the training needs of staff and implementing appropriate training programs.
- Experience of leading service developments
- Advanced level specialist skills within the care of older people e.g. undertaking comprehensive assessment, making and receiving referrals, requesting and acting upon diagnostic tests,
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning including ability to reflect upon own performance and partake and lead in clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the frailty agenda
- Experience of leading a MDT in the NHS
- Proven knowledge of the principles of risk management, the integrated governance framework and compliance with risk and quality safety standards
- Experience in change management
- Experience in leading audits and/or research
skills/Attributes/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of Communicating delicate, complex and sensitive information at senior level
- Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills
- Motivational and “can do” attitude
Desirable criteria
- Excellent Organisational Skills
- Excellent Presentation skills with practical experience
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Experience of leadership within an MDT
Physical requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to move and handle safely without causing harm to themselves or others
- VDU work
- Car Driver
Desirable criteria
- Trained in moving and handling procedures
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Taylor
- Job title
- Locality Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2834619
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