Bank Senior Nurse for UCR & Virtual Ward

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Urgent Community Response & Virtual Wards service. The post will form part of a seven day (08.00-00.00) based across various localities.

The service provides patients who are experiencing an acute change in their health a safe and effective alternative to hospital admission, supported by a mixture of face to face visits and digital technology.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse who shares our passion for providing excellent quality of care and can help devise & deliver a recommended and agreed treatment/care plan to service users in their own home. The post holder will have full access to the Multidisciplinary Team including consultant, GP, Pharmacist, Nurses, Therapists, and Health Care Support Workers.

Please note this position is community based, requiring the successful applicant to see patients in their own homes. Therefore, a valid driving licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• Take personal responsibility for actions and omissions, and fully recognise personal accountability.
• To work alongside the Adult Community and Planned Care Service Delivery Groups to deliver a seamless transition through services.
• Be professionally accountable and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body applicable to your profession or role.
• Use and maintain IT systems as a live process for staff rostering and clinical allocation.
• Triage referrals for admission and allocation to most appropriate caseloads. This will include referrals received from a range of key routes.
• Liaise with the linked inpatients wards within the acute setting to identify complex patients for discharge and coordinate to facilitate safe and timely discharge is maintained.

You will also need to be flexible to work rotas between 08:00-00:00, 7 days a week including bank holidays, to meet the service needs. You may on occasion be required to work in alternative community locations to meet the service requirements.

As part of your role and to further develop your clinical skills, the service is also committed to providing clinical support, continuous professional development & training.

About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential

• Level 1 Adult Nurse Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Degree or alternative post registration qualifications in a relevant discipline or portfolio of significant relevant experience supplemented by Diploma specialist training, experience, short courses.
• Health Assessment and Examination skills within clinical practice or willingness to work towards.
• Extended/Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification or willingness to work towards.
• Long term condition module or specialist practice qualification or willingness to work towards.

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Sound clinical judgement and decision making regarding acutely unwell patients.
• IT skills, data collection & input, audit and evaluation.
• Knowledge of current community services and utilise research within nursing to maintain best practice.
• Excellent interpersonal and Leadership skills Proactive approach and innovative.
• Leadership skills.
• Advanced communication, negotiation, decision making and organisational skills.

Experience
Essential

• Wide range of experience within the Community, Urgent Care, Rapid Response or Emergency Care.
• Evidence of personal and professional development.
• Experience of undertaking clinical assessment.
• Clinical supervision & leadership.
• Ability to work safely under pressures across competing priorities.
• Able to follow detailed written instructions and assessment outcomes.

Other
Essential

• Must be able to meet travel requirements of the post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.