Urgent Community Response/VW Senior Nurse/Paramedic Practitioner
| Posting date: | 23 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 8NQ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6334976/371-CHS505-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you looking for an exciting new role in a high performing and supportive team?Perhaps youare ready for your next challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Nurse or Paramedic to join the Reading Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward Team.
The role will provide clinical assessment skills to patients in their own home and in a care home, who require an urgent response to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provideappropriate patientfocussed care.
The role will provide leadership and line management tomjunior staff withinthe multidisciplinary team, including nurses, therapists and support workers, and clinical supervision and training/ education to the nurses and support workers, asrequired.
You will be a team player and work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines whilstmaintaininghigh professional standards. You will ensuregood communication, and effective processes and procedures aremaintainedacross the service.
The post holder will work37.5hrs per week ,7 days a week, between the hours of 8am – 8pm, which will include weekends.
• To practice at an advanced level of nursing, working as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team including admitting to anddischarging patients from the Urgent Community Response Service in collaboration with theCommunity Geriatricianand GP.
• As an experienced nurse practitioner, you will take responsibility for the clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatmentand management of complex patients considering local and national guidelines.
• The postholder is expected to liaise effectively and professionally with all levels of staff, externalorganisationsand the public, dealing with confidential information inan appropriate manner
• To provide leadership and line managementto the Band6nurses andtheBand3 &4 healthcare/multi-therapy assistants.
• Ensureaccurate, contemporaneous documentation and care plans aremaintainedaccordance with theNMC, information governance and local / national guidance.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and develop nursing and care delivery policies,identifyinghow policy willimpacton practice and service delivery.
• Work flexibly in response to service need across our multiple sites
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and develop nursing and care delivery policies,identifyinghow policy willimpacton practice and service delivery.
• Work flexibly in response to service need across our multiple sites
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
• Registered General Nurse or Paramedic or Physician Associate
• Advanced Historytaking andphysicalassessmentor working towards it
• Non-medical prescriberor working towards it
• Able to work autonomously, with the ability to work under pressure, with excellent organisational, communication and time management skills to prioritise work
• Substantial post registration experience in hospital and/or community pharmacy
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 May 2024
Are you looking for an exciting new role in a high performing and supportive team?Perhaps youare ready for your next challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Nurse or Paramedic to join the Reading Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward Team.
The role will provide clinical assessment skills to patients in their own home and in a care home, who require an urgent response to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provideappropriate patientfocussed care.
The role will provide leadership and line management tomjunior staff withinthe multidisciplinary team, including nurses, therapists and support workers, and clinical supervision and training/ education to the nurses and support workers, asrequired.
You will be a team player and work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines whilstmaintaininghigh professional standards. You will ensuregood communication, and effective processes and procedures aremaintainedacross the service.
The post holder will work37.5hrs per week ,7 days a week, between the hours of 8am – 8pm, which will include weekends.
• To practice at an advanced level of nursing, working as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team including admitting to anddischarging patients from the Urgent Community Response Service in collaboration with theCommunity Geriatricianand GP.
• As an experienced nurse practitioner, you will take responsibility for the clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatmentand management of complex patients considering local and national guidelines.
• The postholder is expected to liaise effectively and professionally with all levels of staff, externalorganisationsand the public, dealing with confidential information inan appropriate manner
• To provide leadership and line managementto the Band6nurses andtheBand3 &4 healthcare/multi-therapy assistants.
• Ensureaccurate, contemporaneous documentation and care plans aremaintainedaccordance with theNMC, information governance and local / national guidance.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and develop nursing and care delivery policies,identifyinghow policy willimpacton practice and service delivery.
• Work flexibly in response to service need across our multiple sites
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and develop nursing and care delivery policies,identifyinghow policy willimpacton practice and service delivery.
• Work flexibly in response to service need across our multiple sites
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
• Registered General Nurse or Paramedic or Physician Associate
• Advanced Historytaking andphysicalassessmentor working towards it
• Non-medical prescriberor working towards it
• Able to work autonomously, with the ability to work under pressure, with excellent organisational, communication and time management skills to prioritise work
• Substantial post registration experience in hospital and/or community pharmacy
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 May 2024
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