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Job overview

The post holder will deliver patient care on a daily basis. They should be expert in all areas of nursing care from a patient’s admission to discharge on the Hospital at Home pathway. As senior nurse, they have overall responsibility for day-day management of their clinical caseload and ensure all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures associated records. They will manage and support a team of nurses and allied professionals in the delivery of evidence based, patient centred care, which is high standard. . They will assist in the management of staff appraisal, rosters, recruitment and the supervision of learners. They will provide advice and support to patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team. Utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources and liaise with the senior sister at all times. The will provide leadership on the Trusts values and behaviours.

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Main duties of the job

• To assist in leading the Hospital at Home team in the provision of high quality, research based care that is patient and family focused.
• Work as part of an MDT Team to make decisions regarding onward referrals and across other areas within the Trust if required.
• Visit patients in their own home & perform holistic care their health & care needs to enable the patient to remain at home.
• Applies high quality, evidence based and individualised patient care in maintained at all times.
• Be able to work independently without direct supervision after a period of training & coaching.
• Actively participates in MDT meetings, team meetings, datix report feedback and informal in-house training.
•  Acts as a role model & leader.
• Maintains and promotes collaborative working relationships with other internal and external health and social services including voluntary and sectors.
• Responsible for recognising the needs of the service, identifying risk and making rapid autonomous decisions, escalating to the Team Lead or Service manager.
• To line manage and supervise junior members of the team including conducting one to one meeting, appraisals, performance reviews & ensuring health roster (rota system) is kept up to date for Hospital at Home.

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Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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