Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic experienced registered nurse to join the Central Norwich Neighbourhood as a Band 7 Clinical Lead Nurse.The successful candidate will provide professional and clinical leadership to staff working in the Central Norwich Neighbourhood and clinic-based services within the place portfolio.
The successful candidate will support staff to achieve and ensure competencies are maintained in addition to ensuring that the Trust annual priorities and quality goals are embedded within the workforce.The service operates between 08:00 and 18:30, the post holder will be required to work shifts within these times including bank holidays and weekends.
The role rotates through the Operational Hub, coordinating shifts at weekends as the Senior Nurse for Norwich Place.
Main duties of the job Community nursing provides holistic patient centered care and nursing interventions to patients in their own homes, residential care and within nursing clinics within the Norwich Place portfolio, including catheter care, leg ulcer and wound care, diabetes and medicines management, and palliative and end of life care.Working alongside the Clinical Operations Manager and as part of the wider leadership team in Norwich Place, the post holder will provide professional and clinical leadership to a friendly, supportive team of registered nurses, nursing associates and healthcare assistants, supporting staff to achieve and maintain competencies, promoting and contributing to the delivery of high standards of care to patients within their own homes, care homes and clinics.The post holder will ensure NCHC's annual priorities, goals and behavior's are embedded within the team and place, contributing to staff wellbeing, and working alongside our key partners and stakeholders to ensure patients receive a seamless and integrated service.
About us Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is an organisation assessed as being 'Outstanding' by Care Quality Commission in 2018.If you would like to be part of an outstanding organisation that delivers high quality personalised care, supports innovation, that is committed to delivering quality services in our local Communities, and promotes an open and fair culture, then please apply to work with us.
You will receive support and development through in service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision.Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Job description Job responsibilities Key Areas of Responsibility-To provide professional leadership to own professional group-To provide clinical leadership within the locality-To work with, and deputise for, the Clinical Operational Manager as required-To oversee and monitor plans of care for all complex patients on the caseload to achieve quality of life and independence where possible-To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and facilitate early discharge form hospital-To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users-To oversee that clinical supervision is occurring within the team and accurately recorded.As part of operational leadership for the locality you will be required to:-Rotate through the operational hub-Be actively involved in the allocation of work for clinicians-Ensure all staff are competent with mobile working-Engage and lead on referral to discharge standard processes-Work to a demand and capacity model which will reflect workload needs at -any given time Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working at band 6 level Evidence of good clinical and professional leadership skills Qualifications Essential 1st level degree RN with current NMC registration Mentorship preparation/ENB 998 Desirable Master's degree Independent/supplementary prescribing qualification Skills, Abilities and Knowledge Essential Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses.
Highly motivated Able to provide high standards of care Tact and diplomacy Ability to talk to patients and carers and members of the health care team.
Empathy and sensitivity Ability to use own initiative Good observational and reporting skills A team player Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs Ability to manage stressful situations Concentrate when undertaking patient care and inputting data/ patient records Good interpersonal skills Work pro-actively to accommodate patient/service needs Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments Be able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids Have a good level of IT skills Desirable Cannulation / IV Administration Be aware of Assistive Technology Personal Attributes / Behaviours Essential Professional appearance Pro-active and committed Other Essential Will be able to make own travel arrangements to patients' homes, clinics, base and meetings etc., as required.
Must hold full and valid and driving licence and have access to a vehicle Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English language