Job description

Job responsibilities

• To promote positive health to individuals, groups and communities, in order to help them recognise their own health needs and decide on action appropriate to their lifestyle.
• To deliver high quality patient centred care in collaboration with the patient, their families and carers, referring to other agencies when appropriate, ensuring adherence to trust policy, guidance and protocols, contributing to the clinical governance systems and objectives, maintaining awareness of the NHS agenda.
• To clearly communicate timely, accurate and relevant information regarding patient care, with patients, their families and carers, other professionals and services, to ensure seamless, appropriate timely care, and empower patients to become partners in their care.
• To maintain standards in organising health information, to safeguard the confidentiality of patient information, and ensure accurate record keeping, file management and profiling data, contributing to the audit process.
• To be responsible for personal and professional development, accessing Clinical Supervision and contributing and participating in the Joint Development Review process.
• To assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day per week nursing service.
• Support and promote an environment which fosters a culture of life long learning.
• Be aware of own limitations and teams competencies and undertake further education and development to address these.
• Support and promote an environment which fosters a culture of life long learning. This structure may change in line with the needs of the local population and as Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust develops.
• Ensure equipment is obtained, used and maintained in accordance with Trusts medical device policy.
• Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with Trust policy and the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct.
• Communicate with other professionals, organisations and agencies to develop supportive networks to provide integrated care.
• Communicate effectively at all levels and present information in a coherent manner in both formal and informal arenas where there may be barriers to understanding.
• Act as a positive ambassador for the Trust.
• Be aware of the limitation in the competence of members of the team and undertake performance management as required.
• Responsible for and maintains health, safety and security of self and team in own work area for example, lone working.
• Maintain an awareness of relevant information technology and be competent in the use of systems relevant to the designated tasks.
• Ensure adherence to Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust policies and guidelines and support the development of new policies in relation to own service.
• Actively engage in continuous professional development and maintain a portfolio of evidence.
• Act as the team representative on relevant groups/ meetings.
• Support the management of change in line with the modernisation agenda.

Job responsibilities

• To promote positive health to individuals, groups and communities, in order to help them recognise their own health needs and decide on action appropriate to their lifestyle.
• To deliver high quality patient centred care in collaboration with the patient, their families and carers, referring to other agencies when appropriate, ensuring adherence to trust policy, guidance and protocols, contributing to the clinical governance systems and objectives, maintaining awareness of the NHS agenda.
• To clearly communicate timely, accurate and relevant information regarding patient care, with patients, their families and carers, other professionals and services, to ensure seamless, appropriate timely care, and empower patients to become partners in their care.
• To maintain standards in organising health information, to safeguard the confidentiality of patient information, and ensure accurate record keeping, file management and profiling data, contributing to the audit process.
• To be responsible for personal and professional development, accessing Clinical Supervision and contributing and participating in the Joint Development Review process.
• To assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day per week nursing service.
• Support and promote an environment which fosters a culture of life long learning.
• Be aware of own limitations and teams competencies and undertake further education and development to address these.
• Support and promote an environment which fosters a culture of life long learning. This structure may change in line with the needs of the local population and as Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust develops.
• Ensure equipment is obtained, used and maintained in accordance with Trusts medical device policy.
• Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with Trust policy and the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct.
• Communicate with other professionals, organisations and agencies to develop supportive networks to provide integrated care.
• Communicate effectively at all levels and present information in a coherent manner in both formal and informal arenas where there may be barriers to understanding.
• Act as a positive ambassador for the Trust.
• Be aware of the limitation in the competence of members of the team and undertake performance management as required.
• Responsible for and maintains health, safety and security of self and team in own work area for example, lone working.
• Maintain an awareness of relevant information technology and be competent in the use of systems relevant to the designated tasks.
• Ensure adherence to Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust policies and guidelines and support the development of new policies in relation to own service.
• Actively engage in continuous professional development and maintain a portfolio of evidence.
• Act as the team representative on relevant groups/ meetings.
• Support the management of change in line with the modernisation agenda.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent level.
• NVQ level 3 in care or equivalent.

Desirable

• Any further qualifications and training relevant to this post.

Experience

Desirable

• Previous experience in health / home care work.
• Experience of working unsupervised.
• Previous NHS experience.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Pleasant Professional attitude.
• Ability to work as team member.
• Ability to use own initiative, but know when to seek guidance as appropriate.
• To be enthusiastic, motivated, honest and reliable.
• Willing to learn new skills.
• Flexibility with regard to patterns and places of work.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Understanding of responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality, relevant to the healthcare role.
• To have a basic understanding of the NHS and the roles of nurses, therapists and social care professional within the community setting.

Desirable

• Awareness of changing agenda within NHS.
• Evidence of clinical updating.
• Understanding of working in a community environment.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively alone or in a team, supporting and encouraging development.
• Good communicator both written and verbal.
• Basic IT skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance as appropriate.
• Ability to acknowledge deficits in own knowledge.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own time.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Physically able to perform moving and handling duties and work in a community environment.
• Ability to work as team member.
• Positive attitude to change.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent level.
• NVQ level 3 in care or equivalent.

Desirable

• Any further qualifications and training relevant to this post.

Experience

Desirable

• Previous experience in health / home care work.
• Experience of working unsupervised.
• Previous NHS experience.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Pleasant Professional attitude.
• Ability to work as team member.
• Ability to use own initiative, but know when to seek guidance as appropriate.
• To be enthusiastic, motivated, honest and reliable.
• Willing to learn new skills.
• Flexibility with regard to patterns and places of work.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Understanding of responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality, relevant to the healthcare role.
• To have a basic understanding of the NHS and the roles of nurses, therapists and social care professional within the community setting.

Desirable

• Awareness of changing agenda within NHS.
• Evidence of clinical updating.
• Understanding of working in a community environment.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work effectively alone or in a team, supporting and encouraging development.
• Good communicator both written and verbal.
• Basic IT skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance as appropriate.
• Ability to acknowledge deficits in own knowledge.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own time.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Physically able to perform moving and handling duties and work in a community environment.
• Ability to work as team member.
• Positive attitude to change.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Health Centre

Victoria Street

Featherstone

Pontefract

West Yorkshire

WF7 5EZ

Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)