Registered Nurse

role of the Registered Nurse is to support the District Nurse in providing

nursing interventions to patients whose home is within a residential care home.

This includes insulin administration, wound care, continence care, palliative

support and EOL care.

within this integrated service facilitates the development of new skills and

knowledge across all the elements of the service to enable a holistic approach

to patient care, improving the patient outcomes.

You will work closely with patients, care home staff, families and colleagues across the wider health and care system, gaining valuable experience and broadening your clinical knowledge. We are committed to supporting your professional development through training, development opportunities and ongoing guidance from an experienced team.

provide community nursing care to a wide variety of patients in residential

homes across Nottingham City

To work

within the wider integrated care homes service providing holistic care to

patients. This nursing care includes acute and chronic wound management,

medication administration, catheter care, palliative care, long term conditions and self care.

provide holistic and individualised care to patients and carers as delegated by

the Team Leader or deputy, working autonomously and as part of a team.

To regularly take responsibility for care and

workload management in the absence of the Team Leader or deputy with named

support from another team

provide nursing care across a diverse population for patients who are living

within a care home and are registered with a Nottingham City GP

including mandatory training and other identified necessary for this role

work across the Nottingham City Integrated Care Homes and Community Nursing

supervise and support student nurses on placements with the community nursing

teams.

supervise unregistered nurses who have a delegated caseload.

Contribute to the public

health agenda by raising awareness of health and well-being needs to

individuals.

and wellbeing needs.

systems

care to team members.

working relationships with care home managers and care home staff

good practice in record keeping by self and the team to ensure NCCP and

Professional standards are met.

communication with individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings and

situations in the Integrated Care Homes service and wider CityCare services.

other agencies and disciplines

the communication and effective feedback to the team leader or deputy

working both in the team and within the care homes

the development of own knowledge and clinical practice and recognises ones own

limitations.

variety of nursing students

development of other team members.

supervision framework as a supervisee and supervisor.

demonstrate continuing professional development

implementation of service developments.

Personal Development process and take responsibility for reaching agreed

development objectives

training

knowledge and skills to promote continuous service improvements

best practice that ensures the health safety and security of self, patients and

colleagues in accordance with the policies procedures and guidelines of NCCP.

confidentiality is protected at all times

with procedures and guidelines for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults and Child Protection.

District Nurse Team Leader or deputy takes responsibility for the needs of

patients and carers on the community nursing caseload and ensures that

appropriate delegation and supervision of work is carried out in accordance to

the skills and abilities of team member.

We are a

provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the

health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and

care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a

passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference

everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of

kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do,

guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently

deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add

social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to

make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare value

the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications

from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or

Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented

within our organisation.

We are proud to be a forces-friendly

organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and

military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you

bring.

CityCare is an

equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with

disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please

contact People Services on ncp.recruitment@nhs.net . CityCare is committed to the

protection of vulnerable adults and children.

Experience

Essential: - Post registration experience and completion of a community management placement.

Desirable: - Postgraduate experience in a primary care setting.; - Evidence of working in a team.

Qualifications

Essential: - RN qualification on part 1 or part 2 of the register

Desirable: - Mentor Qualification

Knowledge and Skills