Job Description

Job Title:

Locum Community Nurse

Accountable to:

Senior Project Manager

Responsible to/Supervision:

GP Clinical Lead

Salary:

30 - 35 an hour

Contract Type:

Locum

Start Date:

ASAP

Base:

Community-based within the borough of Kensington and Chelsea

*Must have smartcard

Background/Scope

Housing conditions can influence physical health. Exposure to damp and mould can make people more likely to have respiratory problems, respiratory infections, allergies, or asthma (NHS, 2022).

This role is part of Warm and Well, an innovative new project focused on addressing population health inequalities. The postholder will work closely with an experienced housing building surveyor to conduct joint home visits for households affected by damp and mould, particularly those at highest risk of poor health outcomes, including older adults, individuals with chronic conditions and young children.

This role requires an experienced healthcare professional with the ability to identify chronic health conditions that may be caused or worsened by poor living conditions, with caseloads managed based on specific inclusion criteria. You will play a key role in proactively addressing health inequalities, reducing strain on local health services, preventing avoidable hospital admissions and in severe cases helping to prevent premature deaths.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Working closely with the surveyor, you will:

Complete health assessments on patients in their homes. Ensure accurate and comprehensive record-keeping by completing the designated Warm & Well template on patients' notes within SystmOne, providing clear, detailed and clinically appropriate documentation of assessment. Refer to GP's and other health professionals as appropriate. Produce action plans with timeframes that are specific and relevant to the person whose housing issues have been assessed. Compile risk assessments on key activities as required and identify risk management strategies that will manage the safety of all parties in a positive manner. Use your experience to work with the surveyor to plan and provide skilled and competent care that meets patients' health and social care needs, involving other members of the healthcare team as appropriate.

KEY RESULT AREAS/PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Communication and Relationship Skills

Able to effectively communicate at all levels across organisations to provide the best outcomes for residents. Communicate sensitive and complex information relating to patient's medical conditions. Able to maintain a high level of performance and be goal and outcome focussed especially when working under pressure. Able to listen and empathise with the needs and wishes of residents. Advocating for residents appropriately ensuring issues are followed through with appropriate actions. Understand the implications of the Mental Capacity Act and takes appropriate action to assess capacity as appropriate. Understand the safeguarding adult issues and act within the guidance of the policy to keep adults within their care safe. Always act in a manner which illustrates compassion, respect, dignity and confidentiality. Able to keep accurate documentation and care plans using and supporting the organisational documentation. This role requires excellent communication skills, verbal, written and use of IT.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Judgements on complex facts requiring interpretation and comparing options. Skills required for assessment and interpretation of patient conditions and determining the appropriate course of action. Assessment and interpretation of acute symptoms for complex patient conditions and take appropriate action.

REQUIREMENTS

POST: Locum Community Nurse

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration

Post-graduate/post registration qualification, or equivalent training and/or experience

Significant levels of specialist knowledge and experience, for example in long term conditions management, care of the elderly, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, evidenced through short courses and/or continuous professional development

Highly numerate and literate

Public Health qualification

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

Leadership skills and excellent decision-making capabilities

Expert clinical knowledge related to long term condition management

Evidence of continual professional development

EXPERIENCE

Evidence of community nursing, long term condition management or primary care experience

Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams to influence high quality care programmes

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Self-motivated and able to use own initiative

Ability to work logically and complete tasks

Self-reliant, ability to deal with stressful situations and work under pressure

Sensitive and empathetic

Prepared to work flexibly

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and oral

Sound clinical leadership and management skills

Decision making capabilities

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

The post holder must demonstrate a positive commitment to uphold diversity and equality policies

To be willing to work according to service need

Ability to travel

Must have Smartcard

Must have knowledge of SystmOne

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary

Pay: 30.00-35.00 per hour

Work Location: In person