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Senior Staff Nurse Virtual Ward

Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Truro

Senior Staff Nurse Virtual Ward

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Cornwall Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Truro

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 31 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: e30ecf68ba374958b59c8ecd7dfe639f

Full Job Description

  • Please note that this role involves an equal amount of patient facing work which will involve travel to patient homes and online working and covers a 7 day period
    • As an autonomous practitioner with advancing skills to care for acutely unwell adults, the post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients with complex health and social care needs. Ensuring provision of a holistic nursing assessment and high quality, safe, evidence-based care to patients and carers with the aim of maintaining patients in their own homes. This includes physical examination and detailed history taking, diagnosis of deterioration in pre-existing conditions and treatment planning. The post holder will work in this adaptable and evolving role, focusing on safe effective admission avoidance and supporting timely discharge from the acute and community hospitals, with a whole system approach. The post holder will co-ordinate care and strive to reduce the risk of acute re-admissions by identifying risks, implementing management plans, and collaborating with the whole community resource to facilitate ongoing care management.Main duties of the job Key Dimensions of the post are: o To be accountable to the Digital Health Ward manager when undertaking duties as a senior nurse o To work in an integrated way with all other agencies and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, across organisations. o To oversee and take charge of the Virtual Ward caseload and delegate to other team members. o To have an awareness of the need for the effective use of resources. o To be a safe, effective and responsible lone worker

    We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability. We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK. Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff. We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner. Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

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