Job description

Job responsibilities

Together with your Team, you will deliver high quality nursing care in the community setting out of hours, providing whatever short term input is needed within the scope of practice. In liaison with our Day Team colleagues, we aim to support & maintain our patients in their own homes.

The post holder as part of the Team will provide the care needed whatever that may be. It might be enabling end of life care for the the patient to ensure they achieve their preferred place of death, supporting them, their family & friends to meet that goal. Alternatively, with the Team, you'll be enabling those living with urinary catheters to live independent lives or dealing with whatever urgent health/nursing need may crop up.

The Band 6 shift co-ordinator will manage the clinical needs of the referred patients for that shift. The Service provides all & any urgent nursing care needs which cannot wait until the next day using skilled assessment of need & providing interventions before arranging with Day Teams & other care services for the on-going care of patients as required.

You will need to be confident driver as travelling at night and adverse weather conditions. We provide a pool car for use but you will also need to have your own care available for some shifts.

Job responsibilities

Together with your Team, you will deliver high quality nursing care in the community setting out of hours, providing whatever short term input is needed within the scope of practice. In liaison with our Day Team colleagues, we aim to support & maintain our patients in their own homes.

The post holder as part of the Team will provide the care needed whatever that may be. It might be enabling end of life care for the the patient to ensure they achieve their preferred place of death, supporting them, their family & friends to meet that goal. Alternatively, with the Team, you'll be enabling those living with urinary catheters to live independent lives or dealing with whatever urgent health/nursing need may crop up.

The Band 6 shift co-ordinator will manage the clinical needs of the referred patients for that shift. The Service provides all & any urgent nursing care needs which cannot wait until the next day using skilled assessment of need & providing interventions before arranging with Day Teams & other care services for the on-going care of patients as required.

You will need to be confident driver as travelling at night and adverse weather conditions. We provide a pool car for use but you will also need to have your own care available for some shifts.

Person Specification

Experienced RN

Essential

• Three years post registration experience
• Previous Community Experience

Desirable

• Experience as a B6 nurse

Range of clinical skills

Essential

• Range of clinical skills: deteriorating patient, catheter care, end of life care, wound care, Administration of injectable medication

Desirable

• leadership qualification orwillingness to do

Car driver

Essential

• Holds valid uk licence & has access to car
• Confident driving at night and in adverse weather conditions.

Experienced RN

Essential

• Three years post registration experience
• Previous Community Experience

Desirable

• Experience as a B6 nurse

Range of clinical skills

Essential

• Range of clinical skills: deteriorating patient, catheter care, end of life care, wound care, Administration of injectable medication

Desirable

• leadership qualification orwillingness to do

Car driver

Essential

• Holds valid uk licence & has access to car
• Confident driving at night and in adverse weather conditions.

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lancing/Chichester or Arundel

unit 7 The Quadrant

Lancing

BN180AB

Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)