Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
25 Apr, 25
Salary
0.0
Posted On
25 Jan, 25
Experience
0 year(s) or above
Remote Job
No
Telecommute
No
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Good communication skills
Industry
Hospital/Health Care
We are looking for a motivated and experienced registered nurse with a warm personality, alongside excellent communication and interpersonal skills . As an integral member of our team , to work together to provide a comprehensive geriatric assessment and patient-centred rehabilitation to our clients and ensure a seamless delivery across a multi-disciplinary team . Supporting colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe and structured care, you will be enthusiastic to share your knowledge when managing and mentoring more junior team members.
The role of the Integrated Care Team Nurse is to conduct the nursing element of the comprehensive geriatric assessments and nursing procedures for our patients as well as exercising leadership and management of a defined nursing team within the E ast Integrated care teams . To deliver skilled evidence-based nursing assessment and relay this information to the other members of the MDT in a timely and concise manner. To ensure safe clinical practices and high standards of care are maintained to meet service demand .
This role will also be responsible for the smooth running of a PICC clinic and catheter clinics, linking in with the relevant specialist teams.
Service provision is during working hours between Monday to Friday. 37.5 hours per week , working across 3 sites . Reasonable flexible working requests may be considered .
Conduct the nursing element of a comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for our patients, to include patients who may for example be frail, at risk of falling, have history of falls, balance issues, elderly etc.
O verseeing the Catheter clinic , PICC clinic and Holter devices , including managing the demand and the appointment diary .
Triage patients to ensure referrals meet the service criteria and i dentify when the patient needs to be discharged from the service appropriately
Meet the service demands including reprioritising clinical and non-clinical workload, applying contingency plans and flexing the service, and where necessary escalating to the Team Lead.
Provide clinical support, leadership and guidance to junior staff, including Band 5 nurse, and health care assistants
Communicate effectively with patients, carers, family members, including those with communication impairments, challenging behaviour or cognitive deficits, as well as those whose first language is not English.
Documentation to be completed for all interactions regarding patients in a timely manner on RiO , ensuring detailed, accurate and confidential patient records according to Trust policies
To ensure the workload is evenly distributed amongst the nursing team and delegate work as deemed necessary.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Registered General Nurse with current NMC Registration
Significant p ost registration clinical experience in cluding in a clinic setting and working with frail patients
Excellent interpersonal skills
Evidence of leading, supervising and training of other staff members
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible