Job Description

Moor to Sea Community Nurse team covers Ashburton, Buckfastleigh,

Dartmouth and Totnes and the surrounding areas. We are a busy, friendly, and

supportive team, committed to staff development through education and

training.

Helping staff realise their potential in topics of interest to them and encouraging

career pathways in Community Nursing is important to us. We are keenly aware

of the pressures on nursing staff and how this can impact on the overall

wellbeing of our staff, and we will listen to reasonable adjustments to improve

the working experience.

We pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and building

relationships within the communities we are part of. We are actively working to

a more integrated approach to care delivery and work closely with our

Intermediate Care, Social care, and Voluntary care sector colleagues to achieve



Continual direct contact with patients, providing personal care, performing clinical interventions, and supporting the health and wellbeing of the patient,

the frequency and level of contact will be determined for each patient based

upon their individual needs, as set out in the patients care plan



To ensure that Trust and Department Policies are followed according to Health &

Safety guidelines. To report to the nurse in charge anything that is an actual or

potential risk to patients, staff, or the Trust.

To demonstrate awareness of the need to assess all aspects of risk, to aid in its

management or contribute to the prevention or reduction of that risk.



Why Work With Us



Moor to Sea Community Nurse team covers Ashburton, Buckfastleigh,

Dartmouth and Totnes and the surrounding areas. We are a busy, friendly, and supportive team, committed to staff development through education and training.

Helping staff realise their potential in topics of interest to them and encouraging

career pathways in Community Nursing is important to us. We are keenly aware

of the pressures on nursing staff and how this can impact on the overall

wellbeing of our staff, and we will listen to reasonable adjustments to improve

the working experience.

We pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and building

relationships within the communities we are part of. We are actively working to

a more integrated approach to care delivery and work closely with our

Intermediate Care, Social care, and Voluntary care sector colleagues to achieve



Undertake training in order to perform high quality

clinical interventions effectively and remain competent to practice these

interventions, such as clinical observations, blood glucose monitoring,

urinalysis, venepuncture, removal or urinary catheter, insertion and removal of

peripheral cannulas, perform ECG, calculation of BMI, all following assessment

and completion of clinical competency. This is not an exhaustive list, and other

clinical interventions may be required dependant on the area of practice.

Assess a person's clinical condition, within the individual's scope of competence

using tools such as, NEWS2 parameters, pain assessment tool, non-verbal

signs of deterioration and know how to urgently escalate concerns

appropriately.

Work independently or as part of a team to plan your own workload, prioritising

the clinical needs of the patients in your care.

Undertake a range of clinical interventions and to demonstrate accurate

physical skills, with the use of relevant equipment, obtained through training

and practice, physiological observation monitoring, venepuncture, removal of

urethral catheters, peripheral cannulation insertion and removal, urinalysis,

blood glucose monitoring, swab taking inclusive of MRSA, Covid, wound

swabbing, simple wound dressings, ECG, placing cardiac monitoring,

spirometry, bladder scanning

Assist a patient at risk of harm, such as pressure damage, and risk of falls by

following the risk assessment and individualised care plan, they will also be

expected to report any changes in condition that may impact the patient, via our

Trust incident reporting system.

Adhere to trust policies and standard operating procedures in relation to all

aspects of practice. To know how to access the most up to date policies and

adhere to them in line with Trust requirements.

Promote independence with mobility and to maintain current function and

support individuals to return to baseline function when there has been a change.

Act on own initiative delivering patient care and demonstrate Trust values in all

areas of work and to conduct yourself in a professional and appropriate manner.

Prevention of adverse effects on health and wellbeing. Support patients with

activities to keep them active and mentally engaged and stimulated, such as

the role of an activities co-ordinator.

Work within your own capabilities and demonstrate a personal duty of care,

using any resources, valuables, ordering clinical supplies, when using any

equipment such as hoists, examination trollies and wheelchairs

Provide support and supervision to new or less experienced staff by

demonstrating and teaching safe practice and explaining supplementary tasks

which need completing in the clinical areas, such as daily cleaning of

environment and equipment, quality control checks on equipment, audits or

other works to maintain standards, stocking of equipment, organising the

clinical environment

Accurately record information, such as physiological observations and

understand the importance of accurate and complete documentation, recording

clearly and accurately all aspects of care given to the individual in relevant

documents, such as risk assessments, care plans,

comfort rounds, fluid and food charts, blood glucose monitoring

Promote nutritional intake of food and fluids, this may require assisting with

feeding or completion of menus, preparing for mealtimes, such as positioning

and hand washing and maintaining clear and accurate records of intake, such

as Food and Fluid charts.

Act as the patient's advocate in safeguarding patients from harm using the

patient's information, such as falls prevention and pressure damage prevention.

Act accordingly if concerned or made aware of any incidents/concerns or harm

such as safeguarding concerns, reporting incidents using the incident reporting

system.