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Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. 
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This is a rotational post; environments will vary.

To support the Team Lead's in the day-to-day operational management of the Team and patient caseload, ensuring appropriate delegation of care and workload, resulting in high quality outcomes for patients.  For example, day-to-day co-ordination of the other members of the nursing team, link for specific key developments, utilising the caseload management tool kit/System One/IT Systems and other associated processes.

Be responsible for the assessment and implementation of treatment and develop programmes of care for designated patients across the designated rotational area; providing feedback and escalation to meet patient need through supervision/monitoring processes.

Work in close liaison with the rotational team leads to take responsibility as a named nurse for patients on the caseload.

In the absence of the team lead, take delegated responsibility for caseload management, to ensure continuity of care in accordance with the care programme, seeking support from other specialist practitioners/operational managers as required.

Work as part of an integrated team within your rotation, supporting other health professionals to provide a seamless and consistent nursing service to patients.

Identify patient need, order appropriate equipment in a timely manner, and provide advice, support and demonstration to the patient/carer on the use of the equipment, ensuring personal duty of care and compliance with health and safety policies.

Monitor and report to rotational lead the effectiveness of equipment and aids, maximising resources to enable care packages to be delivered.

Maintain and record contemporaneous accurate health records on SystmOne/IT systems in health care settings in line with Caldicott and Trust Policies and Procedures.  SystmOne is DCHS’ main patient information system.   Where other systems are in use (eg EMIS, Inform, etc), to also update these contemporaneously.

Communicate verbal information to relevant multi-agency/multi-disciplinary team members.

To assist the role of a clinical champion in an area of interest, eg Safe Care Champion, Pressure Ulcer Champion, etc – and ensure subsequent dissemination of information learnt.

Support the placement of pre-registration Nurse Students, Trainee Nursing Associates and Return to Practice Students, contributing to the learning environment.

Involvement in the education and training of junior staff and other staff employed within the care settings within area of expertise/competence.

Be part of an active evaluation process.

Participation in clinical audits as well as research.

Contribute to Public Health, Health Promotion and Self-Care initiatives under the direction of the rotational lead and provide information to support well-being and independence for patients, relatives and carers.

Participate in routine screening for chronic disease management and record results for monitoring purposes to ensure compliance with the National Service Frameworks.

To maintain up to date competence in line with agreed competency framework for this role.

To participate in clinical supervision/reflective practice outlined in Trust Policies and Procedures, as well as by the NMC.

Participate in continuous learning to maintain and improve knowledge and skills and to share good practice with colleagues, including NICE Guidance.

Play an active role in the Trust Staff Wellbeing agenda in role as registered health professional,  eg  staff flu immunisation.

Attend all required operational meetings including team meetings, and if unable to attend, ensure updates are received and actioned.

Maintain confidentiality at all times

Work within the Lone Working policy

When working within the community, adapt daily work plan, i.e., minimise travel by working in a productive and lean manner, maximising patient-facing clinical time

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

RN or RMN

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of research based/reflective practice

Knowledge of local and national priorities

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

Written and recording skills

Ability to assess, plan and implement care including caseload management

Ability to supervise junior nursing staff

IT Skills

Ability to drive; you will be expected to travel across Derbyshire County visiting patient’s homes and across the county to access meetings and training

Able to work across a 7-day period

Able to work weekends and bank holidays

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff.  We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.  Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community.  As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign.  The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters