Community Staff Nurse – Long Term Conditions
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse with an interest in Long Term Conditions seeking an exciting opportunity to work within the North East Derbyshire Enhanced Community Practitioner Team?
If so, this opportunity is for you!
The Enhanced Community Practitioner (ECP) Service in North East Derbyshire is made up of a team of trainee and qualified ECP'S and Band 5 Long Term Conditions Nurses.
The post is to support the patients within the Clay cross and North Wingfield area.
The service works very closely with the DCHS Integrated Community Services (Nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists), the GP Practice Staff, Specialist Nurses and Social Services to ensure delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan, supporting the Ageing Well Programme.
The primary aim of the service is to support people with Long Term Conditions to Live Well for as long as possible in their own homes (or place they call home) and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
Derbyshire Community Health Services is unable to sponsor international applicants in this role. You can find out more about how you can work in the UK by visiting Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Main duties of the job
The Service is to provide holistic assessment and care planning for people with Long Term Conditions, supporting them to pro-actively manage their conditions, putting their wishes and expectations central to their care.
Patients are seen in their own homes and Residential Care Home settings, to prevent hospital admissions or facilitate early discharge.
The service uses a blended approach of face to face and virtual appointments to optimise effective provision of care.
The Band 5 Long term Condition Nurses work alongside the Enhanced Community Practitioners to educate and support patients and their family/carers to optimally manage their conditions, minimise avoidable deterioration, as well as supporting those patients who are approaching the end stages of their condition.
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part-time
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum pro rata
Closing date
19/03/2023