Community Assistant Practitioner/ Nurse Associate in District
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Tameside, OL6 6NG |
| Company: | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6290447/245-ACS4DN-05-24 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Community Assistant Practitioner . Nurse Associate in District Nursing
Band 4 - Temporary 28.5 hours
The Tameside & Glossop District Nursing Service are currently looking to recruit a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner/Registered Nurse Associate
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our award winning service and developing integrated organisation. If you are a self-motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you.
You will be working alongside a multi-skilled team of community nurses led by Specialist Practitioners in District Nursing, delivering nursing care to a diverse population within a variety of settings in the community.
The District Nurse Team promote wellbeing and independence to all our patients in an understandable and approachable way. We provide the most appropriate care, working alongside families, carers and other agencies.
You must be able to display effective communication skills with patients, family, carers as well as the wider multi professional workforce.
The Assistant Practitioner will work as part of the Health and Social Care Team, be multiskilled and will work across the various disciplines. They will provide planned care and be able to take appropriate action to achieve the planned aims. The Assistant Practitioner will be proficient, competent and require minimum supervision. The role specific higher technical/clinical skills of the post will be further enhanced as part of an induction programme during the first 6-12 months of employment with supervised assessed competencies being signed off by a registered professional.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Deliver programmes of clinical care and therapy for treatment as part of the plan of care determined by others.
Deliver clinical/technical interventions and/or therapeutic/rehabilitative/social care to patients based on the individual needs identified, using knowledge and skills of Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and health/social care professionals where required.
To undertake initial assessments of patients following triage-using evidence based care pathways.
Able to plan care using established care pathways and trust clinical protocols
Support/undertake the ongoing assessment and management of patient care needs through monitoring of progress, feedback discussions, reports and multidisciplinary meetings.
To work with and alongside relatives and carers (paid and unpaid), sharing knowledge and skills to promote understanding of the aims of intermediate care and/or rehabilitation to ensure a consistent approach to care provision.
Discuss with patient’s issues relevant to their health and social care needs, based on health promotion and social care good practice. .
Manage the daily care needs of a group/caseload of patients, under the direction of the relevant professional.
Undertake review of patient health and social care needs as required against the plan of care, taking appropriate action to achieve the planned aims as directed by the relevant professional.
Requisitions equipment from a limited stock list, following risk assessment, for use by patients, giving patients and carers information for safe usage of such equipment e.g. pressure relief cushion
To assist planned discharge preparation and undertake environmental risk assessment of patient needs, under direction of the relevant professional.
To lead and direct the work of other support workers as required to ensure daily care activities are organised and delivered according to caseload and workload needs and identified priorities.
To contribute towards the facilitation of learning and support of students and trainers as part of their clinical practice placement.
To administer medication as directed by registered professional and within trust guidelines.
Communications
Communicates daily with other team members, other agencies and professionals e.g. social services and specialist nurses for case discussion or onward referral of patients.
Maintains accurate records of all nursing interventions and other activities associated with work in line with Trust policies and Professional guidelines.
Maintain confidentiality of information.
Have the ability to communicate and work with others within the clinical team, maintaining effective working relationships.
Possess the ability and knowledge to utilise different methods of communication with individuals and their families to educate, facilitate and promote desired change.
Able to identify and develop methods to manage barriers to effective communication.
Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate complex information effectively with patients, families, colleagues/team members and other agencies.
Possess the ability to discuss with patients and family, issues relevant to their health, therapy and social care.
Communicate appropriate information to and from other departments/ service areas as required.
Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient care and treatment records in line with organisation standards of practice and data protection legislation.
Demonstrate empathy with patients, their families and carers, ensuring their views, choices and experiences influence thinking and individualised care provision.
Provide spontaneous and planned advice to non-registered staff, patients, relatives and carers to promote understanding of the aims of the Intermediate Care Service to ensure consistency.
Responsibility for Patient Care
Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates an appropriate plan of care for patients, reporting to the District Nurse caseload holder.
Often gives advice and psychological support to seriously ill and dying patients and their carers’.
Planning and organising
Responsible for prioritising own workload.
To alert senior nurse on duty of any patient concerns at team time.
Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources
Ensure effective use of material resources/supplies within the team in consultation with senior staff.
Monitor, control and store resources/supplies according to the requirements /specifications of the clinical environment.
Participate in ensuring appropriate usage and monitoring of departmental resources.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation
Follow strictly the procedures and policy of the trust
Actively contribute and participate in the Trust’s clinical governance agenda..
To offer constructive views on how the existing service and teamwork can be evaluated and improved upon.
Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership
Raising awareness of and promoting implementation of Trust and Department Policies.
Contributing appropriately to any service developments.
Participate in annual development reviews.
Being responsible / accountable to his/her own clinical /professional development including the review process.
Responsibilities for Teaching and Training
Has personal responsibility for identifying own learning needs and continuing professional development.
Attends training and education sessions in accordance with individual needs and in line with the needs of the service.
Provides information and is involved with support for patients and carers within all community environments’
To hold a recognised Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care Studies.
Responsibilities for data and information resources
To participate in the Information Management and Technology (IM&T) Strategy of the Trust and ensure hand written and electronic patient records are maintained for all aspects of patient care.
Research, Development and Audit
Uses evidence based knowledge to underpin practice.
Participates in audit and benchmarking within the team
Physical Skills and Effort
Frequently necessary to change priority of daily work in response to patient needs.
Responsible for maintaining nursing bag with equipment required to deliver care e.g. Dressings, syringes and needles. Occasionally required to carry emergency loan equipment to patient’s homes e.g. commode.
Works within different environments throughout the shift which includes clinics, patients’ homes and residential care settings.
Attends in-service meetings to disseminate information between specialist staff and the team.
Regularly involved in moving of patients and manually moving equipment.eg:.
commode.
Must have access to a car for work purposes as the role involves driving between work locations.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Jun 2024
Community Assistant Practitioner . Nurse Associate in District Nursing
Band 4 - Temporary 28.5 hours
The Tameside & Glossop District Nursing Service are currently looking to recruit a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner/Registered Nurse Associate
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our award winning service and developing integrated organisation. If you are a self-motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you.
You will be working alongside a multi-skilled team of community nurses led by Specialist Practitioners in District Nursing, delivering nursing care to a diverse population within a variety of settings in the community.
The District Nurse Team promote wellbeing and independence to all our patients in an understandable and approachable way. We provide the most appropriate care, working alongside families, carers and other agencies.
You must be able to display effective communication skills with patients, family, carers as well as the wider multi professional workforce.
The Assistant Practitioner will work as part of the Health and Social Care Team, be multiskilled and will work across the various disciplines. They will provide planned care and be able to take appropriate action to achieve the planned aims. The Assistant Practitioner will be proficient, competent and require minimum supervision. The role specific higher technical/clinical skills of the post will be further enhanced as part of an induction programme during the first 6-12 months of employment with supervised assessed competencies being signed off by a registered professional.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Deliver programmes of clinical care and therapy for treatment as part of the plan of care determined by others.
Deliver clinical/technical interventions and/or therapeutic/rehabilitative/social care to patients based on the individual needs identified, using knowledge and skills of Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and health/social care professionals where required.
To undertake initial assessments of patients following triage-using evidence based care pathways.
Able to plan care using established care pathways and trust clinical protocols
Support/undertake the ongoing assessment and management of patient care needs through monitoring of progress, feedback discussions, reports and multidisciplinary meetings.
To work with and alongside relatives and carers (paid and unpaid), sharing knowledge and skills to promote understanding of the aims of intermediate care and/or rehabilitation to ensure a consistent approach to care provision.
Discuss with patient’s issues relevant to their health and social care needs, based on health promotion and social care good practice. .
Manage the daily care needs of a group/caseload of patients, under the direction of the relevant professional.
Undertake review of patient health and social care needs as required against the plan of care, taking appropriate action to achieve the planned aims as directed by the relevant professional.
Requisitions equipment from a limited stock list, following risk assessment, for use by patients, giving patients and carers information for safe usage of such equipment e.g. pressure relief cushion
To assist planned discharge preparation and undertake environmental risk assessment of patient needs, under direction of the relevant professional.
To lead and direct the work of other support workers as required to ensure daily care activities are organised and delivered according to caseload and workload needs and identified priorities.
To contribute towards the facilitation of learning and support of students and trainers as part of their clinical practice placement.
To administer medication as directed by registered professional and within trust guidelines.
Communications
Communicates daily with other team members, other agencies and professionals e.g. social services and specialist nurses for case discussion or onward referral of patients.
Maintains accurate records of all nursing interventions and other activities associated with work in line with Trust policies and Professional guidelines.
Maintain confidentiality of information.
Have the ability to communicate and work with others within the clinical team, maintaining effective working relationships.
Possess the ability and knowledge to utilise different methods of communication with individuals and their families to educate, facilitate and promote desired change.
Able to identify and develop methods to manage barriers to effective communication.
Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate complex information effectively with patients, families, colleagues/team members and other agencies.
Possess the ability to discuss with patients and family, issues relevant to their health, therapy and social care.
Communicate appropriate information to and from other departments/ service areas as required.
Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient care and treatment records in line with organisation standards of practice and data protection legislation.
Demonstrate empathy with patients, their families and carers, ensuring their views, choices and experiences influence thinking and individualised care provision.
Provide spontaneous and planned advice to non-registered staff, patients, relatives and carers to promote understanding of the aims of the Intermediate Care Service to ensure consistency.
Responsibility for Patient Care
Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates an appropriate plan of care for patients, reporting to the District Nurse caseload holder.
Often gives advice and psychological support to seriously ill and dying patients and their carers’.
Planning and organising
Responsible for prioritising own workload.
To alert senior nurse on duty of any patient concerns at team time.
Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources
Ensure effective use of material resources/supplies within the team in consultation with senior staff.
Monitor, control and store resources/supplies according to the requirements /specifications of the clinical environment.
Participate in ensuring appropriate usage and monitoring of departmental resources.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation
Follow strictly the procedures and policy of the trust
Actively contribute and participate in the Trust’s clinical governance agenda..
To offer constructive views on how the existing service and teamwork can be evaluated and improved upon.
Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership
Raising awareness of and promoting implementation of Trust and Department Policies.
Contributing appropriately to any service developments.
Participate in annual development reviews.
Being responsible / accountable to his/her own clinical /professional development including the review process.
Responsibilities for Teaching and Training
Has personal responsibility for identifying own learning needs and continuing professional development.
Attends training and education sessions in accordance with individual needs and in line with the needs of the service.
Provides information and is involved with support for patients and carers within all community environments’
To hold a recognised Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care Studies.
Responsibilities for data and information resources
To participate in the Information Management and Technology (IM&T) Strategy of the Trust and ensure hand written and electronic patient records are maintained for all aspects of patient care.
Research, Development and Audit
Uses evidence based knowledge to underpin practice.
Participates in audit and benchmarking within the team
Physical Skills and Effort
Frequently necessary to change priority of daily work in response to patient needs.
Responsible for maintaining nursing bag with equipment required to deliver care e.g. Dressings, syringes and needles. Occasionally required to carry emergency loan equipment to patient’s homes e.g. commode.
Works within different environments throughout the shift which includes clinics, patients’ homes and residential care settings.
Attends in-service meetings to disseminate information between specialist staff and the team.
Regularly involved in moving of patients and manually moving equipment.eg:.
commode.
Must have access to a car for work purposes as the role involves driving between work locations.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Jun 2024