Job summaryAre you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills and would like to try working in an Intermediate Care Team? We have an exciting opportunity for someone who is keen to broaden their experience and be part of a team which is at the forefront of developments in the NHS.
We are looking for a Nurse to join the Bournemouth and Christchurch Intermediate Care team (CBIC) who is comfortable working in a generic capacity completing core assessments but who can also provide specialist Nursing treatments. We are a team made of Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Community Rehabilitation Assistants. We are able to offer flexible options including compressed working days within our 8am-8pm service over 7 days per week.
The team works to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, enable earlier hospital discharges and rehabilitate a wide variety of conditions. The team is integral to the Dorset Healthcare Frailty Hospital at Home service and the successful candidate will be working within this service regularly as part of their remit. The caseloads comprise a wide variety of medical problems including orthopaedic, cardiac, neurology, respiratory and multi pathology.
Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.Main duties of the jobTo provide leadership and work within the Bournemouth and Christchurch locality, through provision of a high standard Nursing assessments, and core assessment details of other multidisciplinary skills.
Develop specialist care and/or rehabilitation programme, to promote and sustain independence/well-being for the individual or carer in the relevant setting, which may be a community, residential or health care environment.
To undertake assessment and development of Nursing/Rehabilitation/care programmes for adults, many of whom have complex medical and social needs with the aim of improving independence, function and quality of life.
To contribute towards the development of individual teams and Nursing within Intermediate Care, through devising and implementing service change and to audit and evaluate both Nursing and multi-disciplinary practice. Monitor standards of practice.
Support, the role of the Team Leader, deputising in his/her absence.
To promote admission avoidance through close agency working.
You will be required to work regular weekends on a rotational basis.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.
This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.
About usAt Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Job responsibilitiesFor the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidates individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contactdhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
Person SpecificationKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAININGEssential- Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level supplemented by post registration diploma level specialist training and/or short courses or demonstrable extensive experience in the relevant specialty
- Membership of the relevant Professional Body
- Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training
Desirable- Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role
JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCEEssential- Experience at Practitioner Band 5 level
- Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of specialism
- Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
- Experience of managing change
Desirable- Recent previous experience within a comparable role
MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCEEssential- Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
- Experience of devising and delivering training
FINANCE/RESOURCESEssential- Able to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCESEssential- Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
- Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTESEssential- Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
- Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
- Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
- Demonstrable leadership qualities and the ability to perform as a role model
BUSINESS TRAVELEssential- Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
