Job summaryThe post holder will work as part of a multi-professional team managing a caseload of patients in the community, ensuring the needs of the patients are identified and met. Promoting the independence of patients, assisting them to maintain/or improve their own physical, psychological and social wellbeing. In addition to this to arrange timely responses overnight for urgent unplanned visits. To ensure the provision of clinical leadership and direct line management of the team members with the support of the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse is achieved. To ensure that the service we deliver is adaptable and resilient, commercially focused and creates innovative solutions to enhance the patient experience.
Main duties of the jobCommunity Team Sister/Charge Nurse Band 6- Access to a vehicle. We are looking for enthusiastic Senior community nurses to join us in our community Nursing Teams within the London borough of Sutton. You will need to be passionate about delivering exceptional holistic health care, supporting patients to remain independent and avoiding unnecessary hospital admission. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Previous experience of community nursing is essential. You will work directly with patients, their families and our multidisciplinary services to plan and facilitate the delivery of holistic evidence based care. Sutton Health and Care is a pioneering partnership made up of the GP federation in Sutton, the London Borough of Sutton, South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust and Epsom and St Helier hospitals. Working together, we provide community services in Sutton, caring for adults in their own homes across the borough. The partnership of Sutton Health and Care is truly exciting, and together, we can achieve more for the people we care for. We are a 7 day extended hours service; working Monday to Sunday, 7am to 7pm including weekends and bank holidays. Access to own vehicle insured for use at work is essential.
About usEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire. We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues across South West London, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve. The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Person SpecificationEducation/ QualificationsEssential- Qualified RGN with current registration with NMC
- Practice assessor/ Practice Supervisor
Desirable- Specialist practitioner District Nurse qualification
ExperienceEssential- Multidisciplinary team work
- Experience in managing the needs of complex patients
- Experience of conflict management
- Care Planning
- Experience in working in a community setting
Desirable- Experience in working in a community setting
- Experience of supporting students
Skills/Abilities/ KnowledgeEssential- Ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision
- Ability to work under pressure
- Insight into current issues relating to delivery of community/primary care
Other requirementsEssential- Car owner/driver insured for business use
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
