Staff Nurse (UCR/Hospital at Home)

Job summary

An Excellent opportunity has arisen within Hambleton and Richmondshire Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at home Virtual ward Service. We are looking for skilled and outstanding nurse to join our UCR and hospital at home service within the Community and Growing the Friarage Collaborative.

If you possess innovation, dynamism, drive and are passionate about patient focused care, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

The community nurse in UCR and Hospital at home virtual ward will support the admission avoidance agenda.

Experience of working in a community setting, working within an emergency assessment unit or rehabilitation would be an advantage and we encourage informal visits to the areas.

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team as part of the Community UCR and hospital at home service to provide a comprehensive assessment and patient centred care package, utilising support services and liaising with other agencies to ensure the needs of this client group are met.

Applicants must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Main duties of the job

• To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team by using professional judgement and assuming responsibility and accountability for assessing, implementing and evaluating clinical care for patients to meet their needs in a safe caring environment that promotes dignity, privacy and respect.
• The post holder will be expected to develop knowledge and skills within the speciality and will assist in the management and organisation of nursing work in the ward/department within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• The post holder will actively support the admission avoidance agenda, providing high quality care to people in their own homes and will work within a service which enables recognition of the early symptoms of disease; provides an appropriate response to exacerbation and sub-acute illness and maintains a high quality service to include palliative care and patients who need on-going input within their own home.
• The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across 7 days a week, ensuring the 24 hour service is covered, to meet the changing needs of the service, which may include working across the Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Hambleton and Richmondshire area

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading Your Team to Successo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.