Bank B6 Registered Nurse (Care Homes) NC

Job overview

The One Care Home Team’s purpose is to provide high-quality and safe re-active and pro-active face to face and virtual MDT support to care homes and their residents.

The post holder will manage a caseload of residents and will work in partnership with the care home team to deliver a consistent level of assessments, care and medical response to the residential and nursing homes within Barnet to meet the health care needs of the residents as part of the integrated care partnership function to assess, care plan, coordinate and deliver care for residents.

To provide targeted intervention for adults with complex health needs as part of the integrated care partnership.

To advocate for patients who face multiple barriers to accessing healthcare and raise awareness among other healthcare professionals, students and social care staff of the health issues affecting residents in care homes.

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Managing a caseload of residents in care homes in Barnet.
• Initiating and maintaining good communication networks.
• Upholding best management and leadership skills in practice.
• Maintaining professionalism at all times.

Main duties of the job

• Managing a caseload of residents/patients in Care homes in Barnet.
• To have oversight and named clinical lead for a portfolio of residents/patients in care homes within a PCN area.
• To educate and support care home staff to provide high quality care for their residents, attending to the needs of adults who are particularly vulnerable and taking appropriate action as required.
• When required, to undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process. The needs of carers should also inform this assessment.
• To work in a collaborative manner with Primary Care staff, Acute services, Social Services and other agencies to ensure a seamless delivery of care.
• To have knowledge of, and be able to effectively use local services and resources to promote patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team in order to facilitate patient choice and independence.
• To effectively communicate complex and sensitive patient information to colleagues within the district nursing service and to multi-disciplinary team members involved with patient care.
• To maintain positive and effective communication and working relationships with patients, their families, carers, and all other professionals to enhance a dignified and high standard of care provision.
• At all times have an awareness of potential barriers to communication and an understanding of how to overcome these barriers to ensure effective communication occurs, maintaining equity of service provision.
• To be involved with service promotion, service presentations and facilitate patient focused meetings when necessary.
• Communicate effectively through IT systems such as Systm1 data input and web based information.