Job summary We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to join our Integrated Out of Hours (IOOH) Team as a Band 6 NMC Registered Senior Triage Nurse.
We are looking for a passion and dedicated senior nurse to provide daily supervision and leadership to the IOOH LAP team including provision of expert advice to call handlers and triage nurses to support clinical decision making.
You may also be expected to conduct some priority nursing visits where referrals at point of triage are deemed as an essential visit.
Following your findings you would then pass the information over to the Community Nursing Teams to continue with the patients care, therefore advanced skills in community nursing will be essential.
You will represent the IOOH team at capacity calls maintaining effective relationships with the community nursing teams; ambulatory clinic services and the out of hours community nursing.
Keeping up to date with, and sharing any changes that may impact the LAP team.
You will have responsibility for ensuring appropriate cover and skill mix in the IOOH team to provide effective triage between to 7 days a week.
Ensuring there is a seamless interface with the service provided from 8am to Main duties of the job Your role will require you to determine eligibility of patients referred to the service and collect additional information to support decision making.
To transfer or redirect referrals to appropriate internal or external services as appropriate.
As part of this role you will also be expected to provide: Plans of care for the ongoing management of patients who require visits from the community nursing team for a wide range of nursing care.
A review all referrals and messages to the community nursing service, this will include an understanding of the following areas of care: Symptom management of deteriorating patients.
Palliative and end of life care.
Wound care.
Bladder catheter and bowel care.
Recognition of deteriorating patients and potentially life threatening conditions.
Complex patients with co-morbidities.
Increase functional ability.
Improvement in physical and mental health and well-being.
Interventions in disease and condition management.
Admission avoidance.
Supporting discharge.
You will work closely with the operational lead to ensure that all members of the IOOH LAP team have access to monthly supervision; annual appraisal and review and support with personal career development planning.
Work with the team BSO to complete rota planning for the IOOH LAP team to ensure cover for the service including annual leave and cover for sickness.
Develop own leadership skills and identify and develop those within the IOOH LAP team About us By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; Supporting your career development and progression Excellent NHS Pension scheme Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave Options for flexible working Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k Free car parking at all trust sites Free flu vaccinations every year Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) And more.
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description Job responsibilities For full information regarding the role, please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification appication/interview Essential Qualified Nurse, registered with the NMC (Adult) Knowledge and understanding to manage time and workload effectively.
Good communication and interpersonal skills, able to maintain effective working relationships, across the organisation.
Desirable Specialist practice qualification in district nursing.
Evidence of further clinical study.
Highly developed IT skills, including an advanced level of experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to plan and organised own workload and re-prioritise workload to meet changing timescales application/interview Essential Qualified Nurse, registered with the NMC (Adult) Knowledge and understanding to manage time and workload effectively.
Good communication and interpersonal skills, able to maintain effective working relationships, across the organisation.
Desirable Specialist practice qualification in district nursing.
Highly developed IT skills, including an advanced level of experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Evidence of further clinical study.
Ability to plan and organised own workload and re-prioritise workload to meet changing timescales