The post holder will be based at the Waldron Health Centre, New Cross and will be expected to travel within the borough of Lewisham as necessary.
A full UK driving licence and daily access to a car is essential.
The post holder will provide a safe, effective, high quality specialist service to patients their families and carers and promote self-management of the patient’s condition.
You will take designated responsibilities for a defined caseload and assist teams with assessing patients in their own homes, carrying out holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care working as part of the Community Nursing and GPs and Practice Nurses, liaising and working with statutory and voluntary agencies as appropriate.
Please see the attached job description for full duties.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
To demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills and share this with others to positively influence patient care.
To develop own specialist clinical knowledge and skills and participate in the development of other staff
To reflect on own practice through clinical supervision/mentorship
To provide a comprehensive nursing service for patients with conditions within the specialty.
To work in close liaison with the multi-disciplinary team across the pathway to meet the needs of patients and their famillies, and to aim for seamless care.
To use clinical judgement and skills in decision making to manage this caseload of patients. To develop skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct appropriate intervention.
To assist in the development of the service
To vigorously promote the patient’s participation in decision-making, enabling informed choice of treatment.
Please see the attached job description for full duties and main responsibilities.
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