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Urgent Community ResponseBromley Hospital at Home

Senior Nurse - Band 6

£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCAS per annum pro rota

Full & Part-time considered

Bromley Hospital at Home is a new integrated service delivered through Bromley Healthcare and One Bromley partners for avoiding acute hospital attendances and admissions while also supporting patients’ early discharge from acute hospital beds.

The service provides diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients in their usual place of residence using both face to face and virtual care in the London Borough of Bromley. Operating 7 days per week 8am to 8pm. Referrals are accepted to service from the Acute Trust, GPs, London Ambulance Service (LAS), Ambulatory Service and Bromley Healthcare ACP/ANPs.

One Bromley, the place-based partnership of health, care and third sector organisations in Bromley has significant ambitions for the service. These include the establishment of a new qualification in providing hospital at home services, training for informal voluntary carers to support them in the care of their loved-ones and contributing to the international literature on hospital at home services.

Proposed Interview date week commencing 21st August

We also want to make the very best use of technology which responds to our population and service needs. Joining this service now provides the unique opportunity to help shape and develop the service both as it starts to operate at scale and as it continuously develops over the coming years

• To ensure team members are safe with their clinical care skills.
• Display a focussed person-centred approach, adhering to service criteria to ensure quality standard and delivery of care for patients.
• To develop safe clinical skills in community setting , proactively manage very high intensity users of health and social care services, with multiple co-morbidities and pharmacy, social, medical and nursing needs and who are at risk of hospital admission.
• To undertake nursing procedure, catheterisation, phlebotomy, IV therapy, cannulation Respiratory care, nebuliser weaning and NEWS2 assessment in the patient’s home.
• Work with the patients GP, BHC Gerontologist, Ambulatory IV Lead, Clinical Lead, ANP, ACP and/or Out of Hours and Acute Trust GPs to ensure there is a robust communication around clinical issues as indicated.
• To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care, and communicate information, sensitively, requiring empathy and reassurance, to patients, carers.
• To actively seeking GP/Frailty Consultant to review of polypharmacy and other medication issues in accordance with Department or Health, Professional and organisational guidelines.

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.

Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

• The post holder has a responsibility to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk and will be trained to the appropriate level as determined by the post.
• The post holder is expected to demonstrate the values of Bromley Healthcare including

Constantly improve our services

Treat others as we would like to be treated

Hit our Targets

• The post holder is expected to work within the requirements of the 6 C’s – Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment
• The post holder is expected to comply with all Bromley Healthcare’s relevant policies, procedures and guidelines; including the appropriate code(s) of conduct associated with this post
• The job description reflects the immediate requirements and objectives of the post. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, as directed by the line manager. This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.