Community Long Term Condition Nurse

Job information Community Long Term Condition Nurse from the Company Derby City South Healthcare Limited, this latest Community Long Term Condition Nurse job vacancy is located in the city Derby DE GU. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Nurse field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description :

EJob summary

This is a great opportunity for an experienced General Practice Nurse looking for career progression and a new and exciting challenge. Derby City South PCN are seeking a a Long Term Condition Nurse to join our PCN ‘Team UP’ Home Visiting Service.

The PCN provides a holistic Home Visiting Service to housebound patients within our PCN, and we are looking to add long term condition management to the range of services we provide. The successful candidate will take a key role within this team.

The PCN are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and has experience in managing long term conditions within a practice setting.

Main duties of the job

This role will include telephone appointments and home visits to meet the needs of our patients. The postholder will require transport and driving licence to visit patients within the PCN boundary.

As an autonomous practitioner the nurse is responsible for the care delivered demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.

A good knowledge of Systm One is an advantage, as is being an enthusiastic team player with good organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Ensure health and safety and infection control are high priorities, supported by other members of the team.

Work with our wider team to ensure we monitor performance of QOF and Long Term Conditions regularly to achieve high standards of patient care.

Perform Long Term Condition Reviews in the patients own home.

Undertake routine immunisations.

Take responsibility for own development, learning, and performance, including organising clinical supervision where appropriate and acting as a positive role model.

Work with colleagues and management team to ensure that we focus our clinical time to maximum benefit of patients and that our systems and processes support staff to focus on what matters most.

To administer medication for patients in accordance with PGDs and own scope of practice

Wound care management

Request pathology services as necessary

To process pathology results as required

Perform a holistic assessment of patients for cervical cytology smear tests

To maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with existing legislation

Ensure read codes are used effectively

Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately.

To support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

To liaise with external services/agencies to ensure the patient is supported appropriately (vulnerable patients etc.)

To delegate clinical responsibilities appropriately (ensuring safe practice and the task is within the scope of practice of the individual)

To deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate.

Qualifications and Experience

NMC registered nurse

Postgraduate qualification in relevant area, or equivalent experience

Experience managing patients with LTC’s

About us

Derby City South Healthcare Limited is the delivery vehicle of Derby City South PCN. The company currently provides the Derbyshire ‘Team Up!’ specification on behalf of the practices.

We employ a number of GP’s, Paramedics, ECP’s, Care Coordinators and Administrators to provide this service, and are looking to expand to include LTC nurses.

The PCN covers seven practices and 103,000 patients in the South of Derby City and the North of South Derbyshire district:

Hollybrook; Parkfields; Village; Willington; Wellbrook; Melbourne & Chellaston; Alvaston.

We are a large and demographically varied PCN, with patient care and the sustainability of General Practice in everything we do.

We have a base office at Community Action Derby, 30 Charnwood Street, DE12GU, with plenty of parking available.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contractContract length: 12 months

Pay: £40,000.00-£49,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 11/06Reference ID: Community Long Term Condition Nurse