Enhanced Health Care Home NurseNHS

Job summary

The North Lincolnshire South Primary Care Network (PCN) has a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our friendly, established and supportive multi-disciplinary team within our Enhanced Health Care Home Team.

Our dedicated team works collaboratively to provide high-quality care and support to residents across 18 care homes in Scunthorpe and the surrounding villages.

Youll be joining a well-established team where colleagues work closely together, supporting one another and sharing their skills and expertise to make a real difference to the lives of residents.

If youre a passionate and motivated nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your skills, work as part of a supportive team and make a positive impact in the community,

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and forward-thinking Care Home Clinical Practitioner to join our Primary Care Network (PCN) team. This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician with advanced autonomous practice skills and a passion for delivering high-quality, person-centred care to care home residents.

The successful candidate will provide clinical care to residents long-term conditions and complex health needs. Working collaboratively with GP practices, PCN colleagues and wider community services, the post holder will play a key role in improving health outcomes, enhancing care pathways and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care.

The role offers an opportunity to contribute to the strategic development and expansion of the care home team, support colleagues professional development and help implement innovative approaches to care home healthcare.

Job description

The role offers an opportunity to contribute to the strategic development and expansion of the care home team, support colleagues professional development and help implement innovative approaches to care home healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based and person-centred clinical care to care home residents chronic and complex health conditions.
• Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, make diagnoses, arrange appropriate investigations and initiate treatment plans using advanced autonomous clinical skills and in-depth clinical knowledge.
• Performing face to face visits to patients within our Care Homes.
• Work closely with GP practices to ensure residents receive timely, coordinated and appropriate care, initiating direct referrals to specialist and community services where indicated.
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, carers, care home staff and healthcare colleagues.
• Promote health and wellbeing through health promotion, health education, screening and effective therapeutic communication..
• Work in accordance with Patient Group Directions (PGDs), where applicable.
• Foster a supportive, collaborative and learning-focused team culture that promotes high standards of clinical practice.
• Work collaboratively with GP practices, PCN colleagues and wider community teams to ensure integrated and effective care delivery.
• Work within the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework, contributing to the delivery of coordinated, proactive and personalised care.
• Participate in and contribute to weekly multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, supporting shared clinical decision-making and coordinated care planning when required.
• Work with PCN colleagues and member practices to deliver the requirements and targets of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES).
• Develop effective working relationships with care home teams, community services, specialist providers and other healthcare professionals.
• Use clinical IT systems effectively to support patient care, communication, documentation, service monitoring and the achievement of PCN DES requirements.
• Participate in and undertake clinical audits, research, service evaluations and quality improvement initiatives.
• Engage in safeguarding processes, ensuring concerns are identified, escalated and managed appropriately.
• Maintain high standards of clinical governance, patient safety, confidentiality and professional accountability.
• Act as a clinical resource for colleagues, offering specialist advice and guidance on the management of care home residents with complex needs.

About us

North Lincolnshire South PCN is a large, forward-thinking Primary Care Network compromising 6 practices across Scunthorpe and the surrounding area and providing services for over 74,000 patients. Our aim is to provide exemplary patient care; finding innovative solutions in general practice to deliver the best care we can to our patients.

The six practices comprise: Ancora Medical Practice, Ashby Turn Primary Care Centre, Cambridge Avenue Medical Centre, Cedar Medical Practice, Kirton Lindsey and Scotter Surgery, West Common Lane Teaching Practice.