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Community Staff Nurse | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 July 2024 |
| Location: | Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 2TZ |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6398569/382-FICC178-24 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a staff nurse to work with the Thornton District Nurses Team. This 25 hour post is a permanent contract
If you would like to join our team in providing high quality District Nursing Services, are innovative, enthusiastic, enjoy developing yourself and others and have a positive attitude to change, we would like to hear from you.
Assists the Nurse in Charge in the co-ordination and delivery of care to patients in their own homes or in treatment room, in line with District Nursing Strategy nationally and locally.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the individual requirements of patients and carers referred to District Nursing Service.
2. Provide a high standard of evidence-based nursing care to patients in the Community.
3. Support Team Leader when they are present. Designated to take charge of and lead the team in the absence of the Team Leader/Caseload holder, including day to day supervision of other team members, delegation of work and monitoring of nursing care. Provide support, guidance and clinical expertise as required. N.B. Absence includes when team leader is on duty but, for example, at 25/03/2019 meetings or otherwise occupied
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today’s health system.
We are not underestimating the challenges facing today’s health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.
Assess, plan, implement andervices to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in t evaluate the individual requirements of patients and carers referred to District Nursing
Provide a high standard of evidence based nursing care to patients in the Community.
Use a high level of communication skills with patients and their families, including those with English as a second language or learning disabilities, to communicate condition-related
Actively seek to promote health both individually and to patients and carers.
Administer drugs within NMC guidelines.
Develop and demonstrate underpinning knowledge and clinical competence at
advanced skills which include:
Central line care
Wound care (simple and complex)
Tracheostomy care
Vaccination and Immunisation
Phlebotomy (Difficult and routine)
Syringe driver use and care
Doppler assessment – diagnostic & ongoing
Cross-prescribing
Chronic Disease reviews
Please ensure you have read the attached job description and person specification before submitting your application.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jul 2024
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