Description
The Adult Community Nursing service Single Point of Access (SPA) team is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join its Clinical Assessment Team (CAT).
The CAT Team is situated within the Adult Community Nursing Service at Homerton Healthcare and works alongside District Nursing Neighbourhood Teams and Specialist Services including Tissue Viability and Continence nursing teams.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Nurse Practitioner and the multidisciplinary team and will possess excellent communication skills.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will use their clinical skills and judgement to promote independence and support individuals to self-care;
- Deliver short-term nursing care interventions, sign post to other neighbourhood services and transfer to the District Nursing teams if they require longer-term care.
- Undertake initial holistic assessments on individuals referred to the service and implement care plans.
- Demonstrate professional leadership and support junior colleagues to develop their clinical knowledge and skills.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year p.a. inc.
- Permanent, full-time contract
Requirements
- Registered General Nurse (NMC Registered)
- Mentorship and Preceptorship training
- Evidence of ongoing post registration training
- Physical Assessment Course
- Ability to assess and treat variety of wounds (surgical, traumatic, pressure ulcer, leg ulcer, moisture lesions)
- Able to identify a deteriorating patient (Sepsis, mental health crisis, self-neglect, end of life)
- Experienced in Palliative and end of life care and syringe driver management