Senior Practitioner District Nurse - Neighbourhood Nursing
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
We are looking for a forward-thinking and motivated nurse to join the Neighbourhood Nursing team to provide outstanding care to our patients in the community around Lambeth and Southwark areas.
We are the first Trust in the UK to trial the Buurtzorg District Nursing Model: an entirely Nurse-led approach to patient care in the community with self-managed nursing teams. The future of District Nursing at our Trust will be revolutionary. You will find yourself working in a completely different way.
We are one of only two community teams in the UK to receive an outstanding status by CQC. Come and join us, and become a part of the amazing work we do!
You must demonstrate excellent communication and team working. Through clinical case management you will care for patients with long-term conditions, those at risk, end of life care needs, and those with supported self-care programmes. You will also provide care for patients with complex and challenging needs.
Training and opportunities will be provided for you to develop your skills and competencies, in addition to clinical supervisions and appraisals.
It is essential that the post holder is able to undertake a prescribing course and advanced assessment course once in post as it is an essential part of the role.
Working on a 7 day shift service (hours between 8.00 - 20.00), this post also includes rotational weekend work (maximum two per month).
Closing Date: 13th August 2023
Interview Date: 23rd August 2023
Main duties of the job
The Neighbourhood Nurse participates in the clinical case management of patients who have a wide variety of complex, high-risk and supported/self-care conditions.
As a team leader, you will ensure the provision of a high standard of nursing care and health promotion.
Duties include:
Holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. For example, Chronic Disease Management, Tissue viability, Palliative Care, Nurse Prescribing, Extended and Supplementary Prescribing.
First contact assessment, care and referral.
Continuing care, rehabilitation and delivering the National Service Frameworks.
Providing public health, health promotional programmes to improve health and reduce inequalities.
Maintaining contemporaneous written and computerised records.
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full-time
Salary
£42,471 to £50,364 a year p.a inc HCA
Closing date
13/08/2023