Senior Community Nurse

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities • To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work • To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines. • To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills. • To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate. • To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the mostappropriate setting. • Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately. • Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including. • Immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks. • To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions. • To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication, e.g. hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitiveimpairment, behavioural problems and pain. *DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website Job description Job responsibilities Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities • To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work • To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines. • To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills. • To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate. • To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the mostappropriate setting. • Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately. • Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including. • Immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks. • To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions. • To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication, e.g. hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitiveimpairment, behavioural problems and pain. *DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website