Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated and flexible Nurse Practitioner to join our Urgent Community Response Services across Sunderland within the Recovery at Home. The team consists of an extensive MDT which includes Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Health Care Assistants, Exercise Practitioners and Administrative staff. The team also works closely alongside partner agencies including those from the local and voluntary sector.
This role would involve assessing people in their own homes who are either acutely unwell or have recently been discharged from hospital and require enhanced intervention and short-term support for their physical and functional health needs to remain at home. The service is fast paced, and you would be expected to see a wide range of patients who present with a variety of conditions. This is a unique and rewarding role which will allow you to work with patients within their usual place of residence to enable them to remain there safely alongside you developing your own clinical skills.
Main duties of the job
The service is committed to providing a sound environment for education and training to support the successful candidate within this role.
We would strongly recommend that you contact the recruiting manager to find out more about the service and the breadth of skills you would develop within this role. Staff will have access to pool cars for completion of patient visits.
The post holder will need to be proactive with their own learning and work to identified timescales.
You will possess the following:
1st level Nurse with significant post registration experience.
Nursing Degree. Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (or due to complete within next 6 months).
Portfolio of evidence of competence and continuous professional development.
Leadership qualification/training.
A FULL DRIVING LICENCE IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT OF THIS POST.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
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The post holder will take a lead role in The Recovery at Home Team, providing care to people in their own homes to prevent admission/readmission to hospital and also supporting early discharge from hospital by providing rapid assessment of patients in the community over a 24 hour period.
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To work autonomously, assessing individual needs, initiating investigations, determining a differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidence based treatment and care. Referpatients who require medical intervention to the appropriate services.
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Undertake triage within the service determining clinical priority of calls working with the coordinator and GP ensuring teams are dispatched to respond to the referrals.
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To prioritise and delegate work appropriately monitoring and ensuring safe working practice.
Person Specification
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to move and hand safely without causing harm to themselves or others
- Able to meet travel requirements, drive a manual vehicle
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working at a senior level caring for the acutely unwell/deteriorating patient
- Portfolio of evidence of continuous professional development
- Experience of leading clinical development
- Experience of managing change and team of staff
- Multidisciplinary and multi-agency working
- Confident in the delivery of education
- Mentorship/ preceptorship experience
Desirable
- Ability to undertake research
- Ability to undertake audit
- Previous experience of work as a nurse practitioner or working I an acute setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Extended nursing skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Innovator
- Flexible working
- Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex/changing environment
- Be able to organise workload and work autonomously and within a team
- Clear concise record keeping/report writing skills
- Range of IT Skills
Desirable
- Skills in first line contact environment
- Community experience
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse
- Degree in Nursing
- Mentoring and Teaching qualification
- Clinical skill certificate
- Non-medical prescriber/extended
- Leadership training
Desirable
- Intermediate Life support
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
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Independent Living Centre
Claymere Road
Leechmere Industrial Estate
SUNDERLAND
SR2 9TS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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