Senior Adult Hospital At Home Nurse (AH@H)

The Senior Adult Hospital At Home Nurse (AH@H) will be employed by Royal Free Hospital with primary responsibility at North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH) Adult Hospital at Home Service.

The Registered Nurse is accountable to the Service Lead and will have continuing responsibility for the nursing care given to patients with sub-acute conditions in identified community settings, without direct supervision.

The post holder will proactively manage a caseload of patients requiring complex case management to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge to improve patient health outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide evidence-based care, advice and information to patients and carers enabling them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.
• Develop skills in physical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and nurse independent prescribing.
• Co-ordinate care and navigate the patient through pathways across the primary, secondary care interface.
• Act as a clinical leader and role model to staff, offering clinical advice on the care of patients with complex needs as required.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Work autonomously and have continuing responsibility for proactively monitoring and managing patients on the caseload.
• Develop skills in physical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and nurse independent prescribing.
• Use these skills in the community and ambulatory care centre setting.
• Recognise early symptoms of disease exacerbation, acute illness, and injuries.

Requirements:

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Advanced Clinical Assessment Course.
• Experience of working within the Community Nursing.
• Extensive post registration experience in Acute care.
• IT skill, data input, collection, analysis, audit, and evaluation.

Desirable:

• Independent Nurse Prescriber.
• Experience in ITU, A&E, Acute assessment units.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Experience of managing staff recruitment and retention.