To provide effective nursing care for patients in their own homes and other community settings supporting the Urgent Community Response and NHS@Home teams. The focus of this service will be to provide a multidisciplinary response that requires an assessment and clinical management plan within a set time frame, helping to prevent admission to secondary care and promote early discharge from hospital. To work closely with the teams who provide planned and unplanned care and develop strong working relationships with the GP, multidisciplinary teams, and social care services in the delivery of care. To ensure that the care provided maintains the dignity and respect of the individual and promotes their comfort, wellbeing, and independence always. Package DescriptionAs a Band 5 Clinical Practitioner, you’ll be part of our valued teamYou will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: AFC Band 7 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)Plentiful on site-parkingMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearThe pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality CommissionFree tea, coffee, and milk at your base locationMain ResponsibilitiesDeliver care within operational and clinical protocols that support safe high quality practice including assessment, developing care plans, and maintaining associated records. Contribute to the leadership, management and organisation of the service team as required, ensuring a standard of care that is evidence based and clinically effective. Deliver high quality nursing care appropriate to the band and experience, working alongside the clinical teams across community services. To accept delegated tasks from the senior clinicians on duty and escalate concerns appropriately to senior colleagues. To support in the clinical management and assessment of patients who are supported by the remote home monitoring system Doccla.The post holder will work in an enabling model, empowering the service user and family carers to identify their strengths. This will include assessment, developing care plans, setting treatment objectives, and maintaining associated records. To ensure that documentation is completed in a timely way according to the NMC professional standards. Ensure that all service users have an up-to-date evidence-based care plan that meets their needs. Promote use of a person-centred approach and ensure that autonomy and choice are embedded into the philosophy of clinical care, utilising the use of remote technology when appropriate to provide ongoing monitoring of patient condition. Ensure a multidisciplinary approach is maintained and valued. Actively explore opportunities to enhance health promotion interventions. Ensure evidence-based practice is used as the foundation for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. The post holder will be aware of and work within all legislative requirements (Community Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Act etc.). Ensure good practice is maintained by challenging practice that requires change or development or that does not meet required standards. To maintain registration on the NMC Ensure personalised care is delivered ensuring that dignity and respect is maintained at all times. Strive to improve clinical practice based on research, professional development and both individual and group reflection. To participate in teaching and assessing pre and post registration students. Ensure that care is delivered within Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Equality and Diversity protocols. Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Registration and other governing bodies. To maintain own professional development in relation to the requirements of the N.M.C and be responsible for continuing professional development and reflective practice. To seek clinical supervision for personal development. To contribute to team development as appropriate. To ensure informed consent is gained when relevantThe Ideal CandidateRN (Adult) first or second level registration or Registered Paramedic and currently registered with the NMC Evidence of continuing professional development relevant for Band 5 post Extended skills such as Intravenous therapy, catheterisation, phlebotomy. Systematic approaches to assessment, planning and evaluation of needs led care. Broad range of clinical experience transferable to the community setting Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills. Good written and oral communication skills. Knowledge of legislation affecting professional practice. Good IT skills. Present their application and supporting information in a clear reflective manner. To be able to work flexibly and sensitively. Be able to work well in a team as well as the ability to work on your own. Excellent organisational skills. To be adaptable to a combination of roles which include visiting patients in their own homes and using a patient record database system to review physiological signs and symptoms.Full current driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use or equivalent mobility is essential for this role.To fulfil the needs of service delivery to patients/service users and in line with current working, to be available seven days a week, to work within a flexible rota for days and evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays.About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
