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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.
Band 6 Early Intervention Senior Nurse
Closed for applications on: 6-May-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 6-May-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Early Intervention Community Team North
- Address
- Perry Tree Centre, Dovedale Road
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B23 5BX
- Major / Minor Region
- Birmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working shifts including B.H and weekends)
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Adult Community Services
- Interview date
- 24/05/2024
Job overview
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
Looking for a new opportunity to develop your Nursing skills in rehabilitation?
Want to live in the youngest city in Europe? Truly cosmopolitan with a diverse population of over 1.1 million, Birmingham has the largest open space in Europe and fantastic network links to the rest of the UK.
Look no further, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Nurse to join our Early Intervention Community Team within Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, the largest community trust in the country.
Part of a wider Early Intervention programme, which has so far delivered: 77000 fewer acute bed days used, 19000 fewer non-acute bed days and people spend 11.5 fewer days in the system. Overall having an impact of £25.8million saved for Birmingham to reinvest in Health and Social Care developments.
You will be joining a community team in the midst of one of the largest Health and Social Care transformations in the country, with exciting changes and developments, preventing avoidable hospital admissions, and facilitating early hospital discharge, plus the added bonus of Birmingham being a fantastic place to work and live.
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Work in accordance with the NMC Code of professional Conduct.
Be aware of and adhere to BCHC policy and procedures.
Be aware of and adhere to BCHC policy and procedures.
Carry out comprehensive holistic assessments of the care needs of people referred to the service seeking support and advice from senior colleagues in situations that are outside the post holder’s sphere of competence.
With support where necessary from senior colleagues, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care designed to maintain the patient in his/her own home.
In situations where the patient cannot be maintained safely at home facilitate admission to the most appropriate setting.
Actively promote participation by the team in current quality initiatives for example, falls prevention.
Manage own time effectively and prioritise workload.
Facilitate teaching and supervision for less experience members of staff.
Promote health by collaborative working with patients and their relatives.
Demonstrate teach and supervise basic nursing care that families can safely provide between visits.
In conjunction with therapist on the team, measure for and order special adaption’s and equipment indicated by the assessment and plan of care.
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Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
- Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
- Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
- Discounts for local and national retailers
- Dedicated well-being services for all employees
- Flexible working where possible
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications/training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
- Evidence of up to date post registration education relevant to the role.
Desirable criteria
- Mentoring or teaching qualification.
- Degree in relevant subject
- Nurse prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience as a registered nurse including working in a rehabilitation setting or care of the older adult.
- Experience working as a registered nurse in the community.
- Significant experience of a multidisciplinary approach to care.
Desirable criteria
- Competent in IV drug administration and cannulation.
Skills/knowledge
Essential criteria
- Skills to organise team workload and prioritise.
- Awareness of legislation affecting the role including equal opportunities law.
- Ability to evidence application of utilising evidence-based practice.
- Work autonomously
- Comprehensive assessment skills and knowledge of the needs of the older person including risk management.
- Computer literacy skills.
- Knowledge of current legislation, particularly those affecting community services.
- Knowledge and application of the NMC code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
- Understanding of the principles and application of Clinical Governance.
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical audit.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Understanding of the complex needs of a socially and culturally diverse population.
- Understanding of legislation related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults and children.
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Ability to work as a team player
Other job requirements
Essential criteria
- As per person spec
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Wadley
- Job title
- Clinical Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 303 5444
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