Junior Community Sister / Charge Nurse

responsibility for a defined cohort of patients with complex or higher acuity

needs within the District Nursing caseload

Use your

extended clinical skills & knowledge to assess, plan, & implement

evidence-based treatments that improve health outcomes

with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver person-centred care that promotes

independence & self-management

Lead by

example, supporting colleagues & contributing to the proactive management

of patients in the community

Support the

District Nurse/Community Matron in managing higher acuity patients &

deputise when required

Support staff

development through supervision, mentorship, & preceptorship programmes

This is a

fantastic opportunity for a motivated nurse with advanced clinical skills &

leadership experience to make a real difference in community healthcare. Youll

be part of a supportive team that values innovation, compassion & excellence

in patient care

All employees of the Trust are

strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff

and patients.

The post holder will work as a senior member of the Neighbourhood Nursing Team collaborating with the District Nurse and Team Leader to support the provision of clinical leadership within the team. A key feature of the role is to support the proactive management of patients with complex or higher acuity conditions on the Community Caseload. This will include collaborating with other members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the patients care to establish a person-centred approach to management of health/social care needs, that also promotes self-management.

The post holder will be responsible for an identified cohort of patients with higher acuity needs within the District Nursing Team caseload. The post holder will use extended clinical skills and expert knowledge to assess a defined patient group, instigating care plans/treatments based on best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes.

Demonstrate innovative and specialist skills required for assessment and interpretation of complex patient conditions and determine the appropriate course of action.

Holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient complex conditions (including Frailty and Falls assessments and the completion of EPaCCs) to address the identified needs of patients working flexibly and responsively ensuring this is of a high standard.

Use appropriate physical and clinical examination skills to undertake the assessment of individuals with complex health care needs or those presenting with more acute illnesses, using a range of evidence-based assessment tools and consultation models.

Have the flexibility and skill set, to work across planned and crisis pathways including support to the virtual ward pathway, supporting patients to remain well in their own homes, or long-term place of residence preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and reduction in length of hospital inpatient stays facilitating patient flow.

Demonstrate a broad range of specialist nursing clinical expertise that supports high quality person-centred care for the caseload population in a variety of community settings.

Assess the health-related needs of families and other informal carers, developing therapeutic relationships and using creative problem solving that enables shared decision making for the development of care plans, anticipatory care and delivery of care packages.

Work in partnership with individuals, formal and informal carers, and other services to promote the concept of self-care and patient-led care where possible, providing appropriate education and support to maximise the individuals independence and understanding of their condition(s) in achieving their health outcomes.

Prescribe from the appropriate formulary relevant to the type of prescribing being undertaken, following assessment of patient need and according to legislative frameworks and local policy.

Provide and receive complex, sensitive, or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required.

Prioritises own workload and support the District Nurse with allocation and workload management, within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.

Support all staff to use tools to identify changes in health status and maximise the skills of the nursing and support team to support complex assessment where the patient is showing signs of deteriorating health or new symptoms.

Develop and implement risk management strategies that take account of peoples views and responsibilities, whilst promoting patient and staff safety and preventing avoidable harm to individuals, carers, and staff.

Provide clinical advice and leadership into the Integrated Single Point of Access (SPA) on a rotational basis.

Lead, support, clinically supervise, manage, and appraise a mixed skill/discipline team to provide community nursing interventions in a range of settings to meet known and anticipatory needs, appraising those staff reporting directly whilst retaining accountability for the caseload and work of the team.

To support the District Nurse/Community Matron in the management of higher acuity patients and leading on the assessment care planning and ongoing management of an identified cohort of patients including Virtual Ward patients.

Deputise for the District Nurse and support with case management as required.

Enable other team members to appraise, support and develop others in the team and develop strategies for addressing poor practice.

Lead, manage, monitor, and analyse clinical caseloads, workload, and team capacity to assure safe staffing levels in care delivery, using effective resource and budgetary management.

Ensure effective and efficient use of resources and monitoring, ensuring value for money in the delivery of services within the team.

Manage and co-ordinate programmes of care, for individuals with acute and long-term conditions, ensuring their patient journey is seamless between mental and physical health care, hospital, and community services and between primary and community care.

Ensure all staff are able to recognise vulnerability of adults and understand their responsibilities and those of other organisations in terms of safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures.

Record all client contacts and activities accurately and contemporaneously maintaining accurate records and statistical returns as required by the Trust via SystmOne and monitor SytmOne usage within your team.

Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis with a designated person.

Contribute to the development of clinical guidelines, policies, protocols, and procedures within the service and communicate to relevant personnel.

are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health

and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,

Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are

the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is

to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this

by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ

staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a

difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage

and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value

diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being

a foundation Trust means were accountable to our

members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people

(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join

us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving

the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and

help each year.

are committed

to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and

vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this

commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Special Knowledge/Skills

Desirable: - Counselling.

Qualifications

Personal Attributes

Experience

Desirable: - Experience on research / audit.; - Quality Improvement experience.

Training

Desirable: - Further training / qualifications in areas relevant to practice:; - - Frailty course;; - - Doccla monitoring.

Physical Attributes