To provide effective nursing care for patients in their own homes and other community. To provide clinical care and treatment to those patients who require wound care management, administration and support with medications, and catheter care , as well as providing care and support to those patients with a life limiting illness and their families, that require palliative care support to remain at home during the last weeks of life. To work closely with the 24/7 community nursing teams who provide planned and unplanned care and develop strong working relationships with the GP, multidisciplinary teams and social care services in the delivery of care. To ensure that the care provided maintains the dignity and respect of the individual and promotes their comfort and wellbeing at all times. Package DescriptionAs a Band 5 Community Nurse, you’ll be part of our valued teamYou will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: AFC Band 5 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)Plentiful on site-parkingMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearThe pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality CommissionFree tea, coffee, and milk at your base locationMain ResponsibilitiesDeliver care within operational and clinical protocols that support safe high quality nursing practice including assessment, developing care plans and maintaining associated records.Contribute to the leadership, management and organisation of the community nursing team as required, ensuring a standard of care that is evidence based and clinically effective.Deliver high quality nursing care appropriate to the grade and experience, working alongside the clinical teams across community services. To accept delegated nursing tasks from the senior nurse or paramedic co-ordinator on duty and escalate concerns appropriately to senior colleagues.Promote use of a person centred approach, service user involvement and ensure that autonomy and choice are embedded into the philosophy of clinical care, providing advice and guidance when necessary.To ensure that written records are completed as required by the service, NMC standards and partner agencies.Ensure that all service users have an up to date evidence based care plan that meets their needs.Ensure a multidisciplinary approach is maintained and valued.Actively explore opportunities to enhance health promotion interventions. Ensure evidence based practice is used as the foundation for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.Ensure good practice is maintained by challenging practice that requires change or development or that does not meet required standards. Ensure personalised care is delivered ensuring that dignity and respect is maintained at all times. Strive to improve clinical practice based on research, professional development and both individual and group reflection.To participate in teaching and assessing pre and post registration students. Ensure that care is delivered within Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Equity and Diversity protocols. Ensure that any concerns and complaints are dealt with promptly and brought to the attention of the senior team. This will involve liaising with PALS and complaints personnel. To actively be involved in the implementation and progressive use of information technology within the service ensuring compliance with Data Protection Act.Adhere to local safeguarding protocols and procedures seeking to safeguard vulnerable adults/ children from significant harm - emotional, physical, sexual or financial. To contribute to the development of nursing practice using informed research and further education as appropriate, enhancing professional knowledge. Required to have suitable transport available which is fit for purpose.This job involves substantial access to vulnerable adults and or children and as such an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring service check (DBS) is required. The Ideal CandidateRN (Adult) first or second level registration and currently registered with the NMC.Systematic approaches to assessment, planning and evaluation of needs led care.Able to carry out clinical activities of a fully functional nurse and have experience in the management of wound care, catheter care, palliative care needs, diabetes, injectionsGood written and oral communication skills.Knowledge of legislation affecting professional practice.Good IT skills.Present their application and supporting information in a clear reflective manner.To be able to work flexibly and sensitively.Be able to work well in a team as well as the ability to work on your own.Excellent organisational skills.To be adaptable to a combination of roles which include visiting patients in their own homes and using a patient record database system to review physiological signs and symptoms. Willing to work in other areas of the Trust or Trust-wide as and when required to do so.Be able to drive and have access to a vehicle or other equivalent mobility.To fulfil the needs of service delivery to patients/service users and in line with current working, to be available seven days a week,About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
