Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service Nurse (Night Nursing)

Responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the practitioner's professional activities and the dedicated shift lead as needed. Being part of the Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service visiting team, responsible for direct care of patients in their own homes, includes supporting patients requiring Palliative care.

Support the team with managerial/clerical duties within the St Leonards hub as required, which includes telephone triage with patients, relatives and health care professionals. Experience of undertaking personal development reviews for junior staff.

Ensure that medical instructions are understood, adhered to and recorded and that all equipment provided is maintained in good order. Our service comes equipped with lease cars with driving shared in your pairing. The vehicles are stocked with essential nursing equipment, which may be required when visiting including catheters, wound dressings, palliative care stock.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced/Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Knowledge, skills and training

Job specific experience

Managerial / Supervisory Experience

Essential: - Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff

Desirable: - Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff

Information / Technology Resources

Essential: - Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word; - Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems

Personal qualities / attributes

Additional requirements