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- Address
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- St Thomas' Street
- London
- SE1 9RT
- Contact Number
- 020 7188 7188
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Neighbourhood Staff Nurse
Closed for applications on: 19-Mar-2024 08:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 19-Mar-2024 08:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Community
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 7EU
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £34,089 - £41,498 p.a inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Community Services
- Interview date
- 27/03/2024
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
We are currently looking for nurses to join our Neighbourhood Nursing teams across Lambeth and Southwark areas.
We are one of only two community teams in the UK to receive an outstanding status by CQC. Come and join us, and become a part of the amazing work we do!
We are proud that we care for our staff as much as our patients. We ensure that our staff are supported and are the only Trust in the UK to offer a Transition Programme which gives our nurses the knowledge and skills to take their care to the community. Once you have joined the Trust, this programme will ensure that you are fully able to provide outstanding care to our patients in the community.
This advert is open to all applicants with an active Nursing and Midwifery Council Personal Identification number (PIN) (this refers to an NMC Pin identification that allows you to work as a registered nurse/midwife in the UK. This does not include the Personal reference number (PRN) when you apply pre-OSCE application).
If you have a PRN number only please do not apply for this post. You can contact Capital Nurse or Capital Midwife (https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/be-a-london-nurse/agencies/) to find out details on how to apply for International Nurse or Midwifery jobs
Internal staff do not need to apply, please contact Ivy Jehu-Appiah to discuss the transfer route.
Closing Date: 18th March 2024 at Midnight
Proposed Interview: 27th March 2024
Advert
The post-holder will be a member of the District Nursing Team and will participate in the clinical case management of patients who have a wide variety of complex, high-risk and supported/self-care conditions. Working directly with the Team Leader, the post-holder will help ensure the provision of a high standard of nursing care and health promotion. The care will be provided in a range of settings including patients’ homes, residential homes, nurse led clinics and GP practices.
This will include:
- Holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a plan of care for patients with long term conditions, tissue viability, continence, palliative care, and promoting/facilitating patient independence.
- Assists in the delivery of National Service Frameworks.
- Providing public health and health promotion programmes to improve health and reduce inequalities.
- Maintaining contemporaneous written and computerised records.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilitiesWe have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally.
We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PROFESSIONAL
- To adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC] Code of Professional Conduct and be conversant with other relevant advisory papers.
- To exercise awareness of Professional responsibilities by reading current, relevant literature and by taking up opportunities for personal and professional development in accordance with continuing Professional Development guidelines.
- To use research based practice to develop and maintain a high quality district nursing service.
MANAGERIAL
- In the absence of the District Nurse, to take responsibility for delegating the workload appropriately to other team members
- To assist in the planning of the teams workload. Responsible for providing day-to-day co-ordination of their workload.
- To be aware of and work with GSTTs’ Policies and Procedures.
- To assist in monitoring the quality of the district nursing service provided by the team and contribute to the development of quality measures by working closely with the team leader.
- To maintain statistical and written records as required by the GSTT
- To undertake performance appraisal of team members, e.g. Senior Nursing Assistants.
- Attend and participate in meetings across Health and Social Care.
- Report incidents and accidents in line with GSTT policies.
CLINICAL
- a] To undertake the first contact assessment, including planning, implementation, evaluation and reassessments of care as part of a case management model of nursing practice.
- To actively manage patients with long term conditions and work towards preventing complications to reduce the need for hospital admissions.
- To participate in multidisciplinary working involving other agencies as appropriate.
- To maintain good working relationships with other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary organisations.
- To undertake planned and opportunistic health promotion and education activities with patients and carers.
- Maintains close communication with GP’s and other members of the Primary health care team to promote effective coordination of care.
- To take responsibility for evaluating and reflecting on his/her own practice.
- To be actively involved in health screening.
- Work in partnership with General Practitioners and Practice Nurses to facilitate proactive screening programmes [in line with National Service Framework for Older People] and annual review of the housebound.
- To perform and maintain competence in a wide variety of clinical skills (which includes but is not limited to) administering injections, catheter management, venepuncture, etc.
- To actively participate in Nurse-Led clinics within locality e.g. Continence Clinic, Leg Ulcer Clinic, etc.
- To be aware of the Child Protection Act and Safeguarding adults and to take appropriate action as deemed necessary.
- To work collaboratively with allied agencies in meeting the needs of clients with long term illnesses.
EDUCATIONAL
- To participate in the learning programmes for students on community placements.
- To facilitate the learning of other members of the team.
- To champion and actively participate in organisational learning and organisational change.
- To take responsibility for his/her own professional development.
- To participate in clinical supervision in accordance with community services within GSTT.
- Act as mentor and/or co-mentor to students and junior staff.
Please see attached job description for full details
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Values and Behaviour
Essential criteria
- Values and Behaviour
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with professionals from other disciplines.
- Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously.
- Experience of teaching and assessing students.
- Experience of providing packages of care, which involve other agencies.
- Wide range of clinical experience and skill.
Desirable criteria
- community nursing experience.
- Experience of supervising other members of staff.
- Experience of undertaking first assessments.
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
- A client focused approach.
- Able to work with minimal supervision.
Qualifications/ Education
Essential criteria
- Evidence of post registration education and training.
Desirable criteria
- Practise assessor/supervisor or old mentorship qualification or SSSAP.
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse (RGN)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ivy Jehu-Appiah
- Job title
- Lead-Workforce, Recruitment & Retention ILS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 077 7511 1681
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