Intermediate Care Nurse

• To provide initial and ongoing assessment of nursing needs and multidisciplinary needs of patients and carers in the community. When planning a programme of care, physical, social and emotional and cultural factors are taken into consideration and suitably qualified staff used to facilitate the level of care agreed.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner in the planning and implementation of nursing treatment programmes.
• To advise and instruct carers and patients on health and wellbeing issues, and self-care strategies
• To carry out specialist and shared complex nursing assessments, to include continuing health care, medication review , prescribing and palliative care.
• To utilise a broad range of specialised nursing skills and knowledge aligning practice to the organisations Medicines Policy for Registered professionals and the NMC Standards for Medicines management (2007) ensuring assessment and competence is maintained and recorded as a nurse prescriber.
• To monitor and evaluate care programmes for patients and carers, promoting effective co-ordination and continuity of patient care.
• To formulate and undertake the nursing care of patients as agreed with the patients themselves and their carers, following a patient contract, within the home environment.
• The care to be carried out is evidence based. Judgement and analysis is used to compare treatment options.

Desirable

• Independent / supplementary prescriber or committed to undertaking this course within 3 years of commencement to post
• Mentorship qualification / skills and/or experience, or committed to undertaking appropriate mentorship course.
• Previous Community experience or experience of lone working

Essential

• Able to provide detailed advice to other specialists and non-specialists
• Evidence of continual professional Development
• Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Proven relevant I.T. knowledge and experience

Desirable

• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams to influence high quality care programmes for patients with complex health needs
• Evidence of working at a senior level in community nursing, admission avoidance, unplanned care or primary care experience

Essential

• Holistic client assessment skills using an identified model of care
• Evidence a range of clinical skills and undertake training where required to meet gaps in knowledge/competencies to meet service needs or identified as necessary by Team leads.
• Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
• Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Ability to organise own work within a team setting
• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative
• Willingness to be challenged
• Prepared to work flexibly
• Sensitive and empathetic.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and oral
• Liaise with and develop effective partnerships with a wide range of individuals and organisations in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors, in relation to patients with complex and/or health conditions
• Strong and effective decision making capabilities
• Ability to identify own strengths and limitations
• The post holder must demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold diversity and equality policies approved by the Trust
• To be willing to work throughout the Trust according to service need
• Ability to travel and carry equipment adhering to the transporting equipment and passengers policy.