Job description

Job responsibilities

The band 5 staff nurses are autonomous practitioners who undertake a holistic assessment and write a personalised care plan following the assessment for individual patients in their own homes. They are responsible for safe delegation, evaluation of the care plan and discharging patients. They also have responsibility for the following.

Acting as a named nurse for individual patients Teaching and supervising Assistant Practitioners, HCAs, students, carers and patients Liaising directly with all other Health and Social Care providers to ensure that patients needs are met Manage caseload in absence of the band 6 Team Leader Have awareness of budgetary requirements to include the management of Equipment and resources within agreed budget parameters Organise their workload ensuring that visits are planned according to priority and location Take an active part in team meetings providing feedback on patients care and Contribute to the multi-disciplinary planning of individual patient care Documenting all care given in accordance with Trust policy Communicating effectively with all members of the district nursing team and wider multi-agency primary care team Having an understanding of the roles of different agents within the team to ensure efficient communication that optimises patient care Respecting the diversity of individual patients and colleagues. Ensuring that maintenance of their dignity and respect for them is an integrated part of all activities undertaken This role requires a developing knowledge of community nursing in the broadest sense and exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to support patients with a wide range of conditions. Main clinical duties includethe following.

Assessment, Care Planning, Review, Discharge and Referral. First assessment and care planning for clinical need, continence, End of Life Care, Holistic assessment, Care planning review which may include discharge, MUST assessments, Waterlow assessments Falls assessments Frailty assessment Fast Track assessments CHC checklist assessment, MCA and best interest assessment, Advocacy, Safeguarding referral, Continence & Catheterisation. Undertaking catheter care, Female urethral catheterisation ,Male urethral Catheterisation Supra pubic catheterisation. Bladder scan, assisting with continence assessments. Digital removal of faeces, Trans anal irrigation, First catheterisation for acute retention of urine, Undertaking a trial without catheter, Assessing bladder and bowel dysfunction and prescribing products, Medicines Management ,Administration of Eye Drops, Administration of Ear Drops, Administration of skin care products, Administration of Suppositories, Administration of Enema, Administration of Bladder Maintenance Solution, Administration of Pessaries, Administration Low Molecular Weight Heparin,Job Description for Band 5 Staff Nurse 3, Administration of Insulin, Administration of Hydroxocobalamin, Administration of Denosumab, Administration of Just in Case Medicines, Administration of S C Medicines through a Syringe Pump, Administration of Red Drugs, Administration of IV drugs via a pump, Application of skin patch medicines, Administration of Percutaneous endoscopically placed gastrostomy PEG medicines, Administration of Flu vaccine PGD, Administration of Shingles vaccine PGD, Administration of oral medicines, Administration of other SC or IM medicines, Wound Management, Pressure area checks and review of MUST, Waterlow & equipment, Skin tear redressing, Post op wound care Grade 1 to 4 pressure ulcers, Removal of sutures and clips, Packing of wounds, Fungating wounds, Doppler assessment, Arterial leg ulcer, Multilayer and short stretch bandaging, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Larvae Therapy, Complex Wounds, Chest Drains, Additional Skills, Care of central lines and peripherally inserted central catheters, Care of Portacath, Removal of chemo pump, Venous Cannulation, Verification of expected death in adults, Non Invasive Ventilation, Venepuncture and cross match, Physiological observations, ECG, Equipment Assessment. Please note this list is not an exhaustive list of the duties of the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Level one Registration with appropriate registration with NMC as per post requirements

Desirable

• Teaching and Assessing Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Required to develop the knowledge base in line with the KSF requirements for the post
• Full UK Driving licence and access to vehicle

Desirable

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and to have under taken post registration training
• Evidence of working in multi agency services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

District Nurses

Dancing Lane

Wincanton

Somerset

BA9 9DG