Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric 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
• CSH Surrey
• 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.

Role Summary

The post holder is responsible with the continuing management of the patients and/or staff within their clinical setting, without supervision alongside their team lead and taking the chain of command in the absence of their team lead.

This includes the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and holistic care packages, the setting and maintaining of standards and the supervision and deployment of staff, if appropriate.

The post holder will undertake facilitation of educational programmes for basic, post basic and in-service training, in close liaison with the Learning and Development Team.

To work closely with the senior team member to facilitate patient focused, innovative research based practice, in line with Surrey Downs Health and Care objectives.

Principle Duties to include:

· 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

· Be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals

· Participate in the SDHC Clinical Governance Strategy

· Participate in the SDHC Risk Management Strategy

· Undertake any such other duties which may be required from time to time as are consistent with the post

· Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines

· Staff are employed to work within SDHC localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs