Senior Community Nurse ( Fixed Term Contract)

You will be working as a member the Mid Essex Dementia and Frailty Pathway in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic care to patients in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policies. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user needs, under the guidance of the Nurse Practitioner.

As required by your manager, you will have responsibility for the day to day supervision and management of junior team members within your professional group and team locality. This will include the management of these staff in line with agreed Trust HR processes.

Brief overview of the role, please see job description and person specification

1.Understanding of / and the ability to conduct assessments and review of care, care plans, and risk assessments, 117 reviews and continuing health care

2. To manage a caseload and to be allocated care coordinator, the applicant to have understanding /or experience of the role of the care coordinator.

3.Knowledge and understanding of health legislation, principles of CPA and Care Management, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act 1983 and safeguarding, the NHS Constitution, and risk assessment / management

4.Experience in the performance management and supervision of lower banded staff, and able to deliver teaching and learning to lower banded staff.

5.Excellent IT skills i.e. Word / Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

6.Flexible approach to work

7.Current driving licence, ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc

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