Base
Farnham Hospital Hale Road Farnham Surrey GU9 9QL
This post is responsible for
The delivery of nursing care in accordance with national and local policy and guidance and in accordance with the Nursing Midwifery Council
Package DescriptionYou will feel valued as a Band 5 Nurse with HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£28,407 - £34,581 Band 5 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
Plentiful onsite parking
Membership 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 you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online 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 year
The 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 Commission
Main Responsibilities
Implement and evaluate care and treatment in agreement with the patient and as defined in the care plan – escalates any deviation from the care plan or change in condition to the District Nurse / GP accordingly
Maintains accurate and legible patient records in line with professional and organisational requirements – this includes contemporary paper records and electronic patient record system
Actively participates and contributes to team meetings and daily handover
Takes responsibility for a defined caseload in the absence of the District Nurse, under the direction of the Practice Teacher / Team Leader
Actively involved in the development and implementation of community nursing service developments and initiatives
Participates in clinical audit and the implementation of changes to ways of This job description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops or changes to align with service needs. Any such changes will be discussed directly between the post holder and their line manager. working / clinical practice as a result of findings, recommendations and action plans
Participates in risk assessment and promotes the safety and well-being of patients, staff and any other persons at all times and assist in ensuring a safe work environment
Ensure that all complaints, untoward incidents, accidents and areas of clinical risk are identified and reported to the District Nurse in accordance with the organisation policies
Keeps up to date with professional requirements, health care developments, clinical evidence, National Service Frameworks for practice, National and Local policy and guidelines
Responsible for completing all own mandatory training within the required timeframes
Accesses and participates in regular clinical supervision and peer review
Participate in own annual appraisal and undertakes own continuing professional development in order to maintain and develop knowledge and skills
Access regular 1-1 meetings with District Nurse
Undertake mentorship training, facilitate the teaching and learning experiences for all students and staff
Accountable for own professional actions in line with the NMC code and organisational policy and guidelines
Monitors and orders stock levels and equipment in line with budget and lean principles
Responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained
The Ideal CandidatePersonal Specification
Essential
1st Level Nurse Registration (live registered with the NMC
Evidence of continuing professional development
Communication
Team worker and ability to work alone
Ability to listen to and to communicate with patients and carers in a compassionate and caring manner
Presentation skills for teaching to individuals e.g. patients and to small groups e.g. students
Knowledge
Knowledge of recent developments within health and social care
keeps up to date with evidence based practice and research related to nursing and health care in the community
Analytical & Judgemental Skills
Ability to operate community equipment
Ability to assess needs and implement care
Ability to identify and pass on urgent client information to the District Nurse / Team Leader
Planning & Organisational Skills
Ability to work across a seven day week
Ability to undertake nursing skills and to prioritise visits in accordance with patient need
Ability to organise own workload without direct supervision
Ability to input data manually and electronically according to organisational policies
Works within agreed Policies and This job description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops or changes to align with service needs. Any such changes will be discussed directly between the post holder and their line manager. Procedures
Physical Skills
Ability to travel effectively and efficiently within the locality and at times, across Surrey
Dexterity to enable clinical skills to be performed i.e. removal of sutures venepuncture IV Therapy
Other
Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day
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.
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