Job Description

NCH&C is hiring several multidisciplinary roles within the state-of-the-art new Willow Therapy Unit. Opening at Norwich Community Hospital in 2024, the new facility will provide a supportive and comfortable environment for 48 patients.



The restorative environment at Willow Therapy Unit will enable patients to make steady, step-by-step improvements and gain independence as they prepare to return to the community. Patients will be supported to play an active role in their own care and feel confident about performing daily activities when they leave. Everything down to the room decor, layout, and furniture at Willow Therapy Unit is designed to help patients get home faster - there's even a supervised kitchen where patients can make themselves drinks and snacks.



Healthcare will be delivered by a multidisciplinary team of clinical professionals dedicated to patient recovery and wellbeing.



NCH&C is proud to be a vibrant and inclusive employer of choice in Norfolk. Whatever your role, you can benefit from flexible working, training and career progression opportunities, and a comprehensive wellbeing offering including free staff gyms, free counselling, free physiotherapy, and regular refreshments.



For further information or you wish to have an information discussion, please contact Jody Proctor, Clinical Nurse Lead, jody.Proctor@nchc.nhs.uk



Unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.



Be responsible for delivery of care in a reablement setting and support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethos using a positive risk-taking approach for patients, their carers and their families.



To support patients being as independent as possible within their functional limits, working as part of a multidisciplinary team within a quality framework to ensure that the highest standards of care are met.



To support and deliver innovation within discharge practice and pathways with system partners including the voluntary sector to ensure that patients experience a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from the unit.



Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care to a named group of patients and work proactively within the team to achieve unit and trust goals and objectives and promote recognised policies, protocols, and guidelines.



Engage with mobile working with SystmOne Optimisation.



Aware of the demand and capacity model which will reflect workload needs at any given time. Working in a flexible manner to meet the needs of the service - deliver actions in line with OPEL status as per on current escalation plan.

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Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.



Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.



Clinical



Assess patients with straightforward requirements based on predetermined department protocols.



Prepare for, carry out and monitor assessments and treatments in specified clinical areas, and discharge in line with predetermined department protocols.



Apply competency-based treatment techniques/care to patients with specific conditions under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.



Modify and progress intervention / treatment using own clinical reasoning, notifying a qualified practitioner accordingly.



Prepare for and develop individual/group activities to meet defined intervention needs.



Monitor patients and promptly alert a qualified practitioner when there are unexpected changes.



Demonstrate problem solving, and contribute to the solution, working with colleagues.



Make basic judgements on patients response to prescribed treatment, and report findings to a qualified practitioner.



Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients and ensure these are documented in electronic ledgers.



Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.



Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.



Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients co-operation in their treatment/care/management plan.



Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.



To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.



Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.



Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.



Demonstrate dexterity and coordination when undertaking treatment of patients where accuracy is important, e.g. taking blood sugars, venepuncture, supervising transfers and passive exercises.



Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following appropriate training, and that it is maintained appropriately.



Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.



Work predominantly independently on specified tasks, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.



Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of consent and gain consent as appropriate following department policy.



Share responsibility for maintaining store cupboards, pool cars, cleaning specialist equipment and general housekeeping tasks.



Share responsibility for indirect patient contact tasks, such as, answering telephones, arranging appointments, processing referrals and inputting activity data.



Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.



Demonstrate basic IT and standard keyboard skills.



Clinical Nursing Competencies



Develop and maintain key competencies in order to support planned and unplanned care teams within own scope of practice.



Achieve competency in key skills including but not limited to, wound care, medication administration, continence management, palliative care skills and holistic assessments.



Professional



To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at and participation in staff meetings, training sessions, courses and reflective practice.



To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee, maintaining a dynamic personal development plan.



To demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management and apply to work situations.



To provide peer support to other carers.



To develop competencies to enhance practice and ability to meet needs of patients and the service.



Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential



Registered Nursing associate on the NMC register

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification



Experience

Essential



Experience of working Community Health care setting (including primary care)



Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential



Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate

Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development

Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise

Intermediate IT skills

Ability to deal with nonroutine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact

Ability to move between sites working across health and social care as required by the needs of the service

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities

Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional

Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing (Making Every Contact Count)



Communication

Essential



Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers.

Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times



Personal and People Development

Essential



Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.



Personal Atributes

Essential



Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults



Desirable



Knowledge of lone working.



Other

Essential



Ability to work a variety of shift patterns

For Community Posts only Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle