Community Nurse

• Clinical The post holder will:
  1. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop care plans, using clinical reasoning skills, that may need to be delivered from a range of options.
• 2. Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
• 3. Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
• 4. Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
• 5. Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients cooperation in their care management plan.
• 6. Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
• 7. Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
• 8. To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
• 9. Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
• 10. Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that Systm One inputting is completed on a daily basis.
• 11. Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
• 12. Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
• 13. Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
• 14. Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
• Professional the post holder will:
  15. Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate
• 16. Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions
• 17. Be able to make own travel arrangements to patients homes, clinics, base and meetings etc as required
• 18. Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies
• 19. Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies
• 20. Provide advice/training to less experienced staff and supervise and support junior members of staff and students where appropriate; contributing to the induction process for new staff / students
• 21. Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances
• 22. Comment on draft policies
• 23. Maintain own continued professional development
• 24. Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised
• 25. Be accountable for work delegated to others
• 26. Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role
• 27. Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence
• Organisational the post holder will:
  28. Undertake mandatory training as required
• 29. Participate in a Personal Development Review process
• 30. Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members
• 31. Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy
• 32. Be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff
• 33. Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course
• 34. Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy
• 35. Contribute to clinical audit as required
• 36. Complete the staff survey as required
• 37. Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Leicestershire County Council Shared Lives Service