Job Description

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking to join a friendly and motivated Out of Hours (OOH) Community team?



We are a supportive multi-disciplinary team who are passionate about delivering high quality care to housebound patients, in partnership with primary care and secondary care, covering moor-to-sea, coastal and Torbay districts.



Joining our team as Band 5 Registered Nurse, you will provide responsive, planned and unplanned support to patients requiring urgent nursing within their own homes and residential care settings.



We work in small teams of two which includes yourself and one Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) where you will work in partnership throughout your shift, this will include shared driving. Whilst working for our Out of Hours team you will have access to Trust provided Pool Cars for all of your work-transport needs to ensure you can deliver planned and unplanned care.



Working in partnership with HCSW to support patients and their carers



Treating Post non-injury or minor injury falls which can include wound dressings and supporting patients with catheterisation, bowel care and treatment escalation plans.



Responsible for Community Nurse Equipment i.e., Scales, Bladder Scanner, Doppler



Guide and mentor junior staff and students



Escalate any concerns to team leaders or Community Nurse Lead



Generate prescriptions and order pressure relieving equipment using available IT systems in place.



Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people's strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team Torbay and South Devon.



Why work with us



Promote self-care with health education when visiting patients and their carers/family in order to increase understanding and promote maximum independence.



Undertake Specialist Nursing and Continuing Care assessments (with appropriate training)



The ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing own clinical caseload on a day to day basis



Ensure confidentiality of patients and their care is maintained, demonstrating knowledge of principles and purpose of data protection - Record, retrieve and access information in various formats



An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills



Can provide motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent/ co-operation is required or there may be barriers to understanding. To include undertaking best interest decisions



Ensure timely and effective communication with the team manager and other team members on professional matters



Liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable/or challenging in their responses because of stress related problem



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