Community Equipment Nurse

We are looking for a dynamic nurse to support an expansion of the clinical advisory team based along side the community equipment service (Medequip). The primary focus for the posts will be to clinically review care home residents and their equipment to support effective use of the equipment service, manage care home long term loan equipment and support development of community equipment prescription pathways, As a member of the organisation the post holder will work within the newly expanded clinical advisory team supporting the established Clinical Equipment advisor and the commissioning team managing the equipment services contract. The post holder will be able to independently manage their own caseload and have the opportunity to work at base and remotely dependent on duties.

The role will primarily focus on clinically reviewing care home residents to ensure the equipment provided from the community equipment service is being used appropriately and is traceable

Opportunities to:

- Expand knowledge of community equipment and have clinical input into the equipment catalogue choices

- Develop links with commissioning

- Be involved with developing equipment prescription pathways

-Lead and participate in peer support and in service training

-Work within a dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team

The successful applicant would work Monday to Friday in the community equipment service.

Do you have enthusiasm and motivation to take on new challenges with our forward thinking Trust?

-Are you an excellent team worker but also have the drive to lead and infleunce change?

-Do you strive or aspire to provide seamless holistic patient centred care within a progressive multi disciplinary team?

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust are one of the largest integrated organisations in the Country, providing hospital and community services to a popluations of over 650,000. We are an ambitious and innovative organisation with a talented workforce of over 7,000 colleagues. Our Vision is to be 'Right First Time, Every Time' and our mission is to provide safe, compassionate and joined up care to the population of County Durham and Darlington., If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.