Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse

Job overview

We  are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced B6 nurse or District Nurse SPQ with a warm personality and great people skills to work in our community nursing teams.

You must have  leadership experience and be able to demonstrate innovative practice and be informed of the current community nursing practices. You must also have post qualifying experience with either community nursing skills and competencies or transferrable skills and competencies.

You need to have effective management skills to take responsibility for caseload management of housebound patients with multiple nursing needs in the community with support from the Team Leader.

You must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work. Mileage is claimable via the trust expenses system.

Main duties of the job

• The role of the B6 Community Sister/District nurse/charge nurse to manage the day to day running of a community nursing team in conjunction with the Team Leader.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the community nursing team are functioning at a high level providing excellent patient care for patients who are on the community nursing team caseload.
• The post holder will be part of a supportive team of other B6 across the other teams covering the north east of Hampshire providing a 7 day service covering the hours of 8am to 8am

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder will effectively manage the community nursing team day to day
• Undertake holistic assessments of patient new to the community nursing service
• Complete assessments such as Purpose T, MUST/MUAC, wound assessments for all patients on the caseload and ensure that all staff members are completing these assessments.
• Manage chronic wounds such as leg ulcers, pressure ulcers using best practice and NICE guidlines
• Manage short term wounds such as surgical wounds
• Manage patients with JVAC drains, lantern drains, pig tail drains and flushes when required.
• Care for PICC lines and chemotherapy disconnections – Full training will be given.
• Care for other central lines such as Mid lines, portacaths – Full training will be given.
• Undertake the administration of intravenous antibiotics in the community, bolus or infusion.
• Ensure patients on the community nursing caseload have pressure relieving equipment in place or referred to the appropriate service for additional pressure relieving equipment for specialist items.
• Liaise with the patients GP when needed and communicate effectively with the GP practice to build relationships with our GP colleagues.
• Be part of the Integrated care team, attending weekly MDT meetings in the absence of a community matron.
• Be the patients advocate when needed.

Refer to person specification and detailed job description for more information.