Job Specifications
Surrey Downs Health & Care
To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages.
As a Community Staff Nurse - Twilight, you will work within a dedicated team to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive care packages for patients, respecting their privacy and dignity. Key responsibilities include collaborating with the District Nurse to lead team initiatives, promoting patient health and well-being, and educating and supporting patients' families and carers. You will maintain effective communication, clear documentation, and high standards of evidence-based nursing care. Additionally, you will mentor team members, participate in clinical supervision, and uphold professional integrity in line with NMC guidelines, while also supporting SDHC's Clinical Governance and Risk Management strategies. Flexibility in working within different SDHC localities as needed is also essential.
Work as part of the team undertaking lead responsibilities as negotiated and agreed with District Nurse
Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times
Assess individual care needs, implement and evaluate holistic programmes of care
Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers
Take every opportunity to promote health and wellbeing of the patient
Develop effective communication and liaison systems
Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to SDHC procedures
Facilitate/undertake training and professional updating for team and students
Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff
Maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care
Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines
Support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activities
Work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the senior team member, deputising as required
Be responsible and maintain timely patient care
Be responsible for maintain data entry and other record keeping
To work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the patient
Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health And Care Has a Track Record Of Providing Person Centered Care That Goes Beyond Organisational Boundaries To Do What Is Best For The Individual. This Partnership Includes
The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
Surrey Council County
Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.
It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kathy Scorer Job title: Operational Manager Email address: kathy.scorer@nhs.net Telephone number: 07823907525
About the Company
Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership (SDHCP) is a body consisting of the NHS, local government, community health services, voluntary sector and other providers. Our ambition is to create a health and care system that is built around the people and communities of Dorking, Epsom and East Elmbridge and is continually evolving through system-wide collaboration and co-creation. Through this place-based partnership, we will ensure that the needs of people will be expressed and met locally in the place where they live.
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