Clinical Homecare Nurse and Trainer - South

Job Description

Pharmaxo Pharmacy Services Ltd is a specialist pharmacy and clinical homecare provider in an expanding market offering greater choice and convenience to patients whilst delivering value and efficiencies to the NHS and private sector.About the role

• To continuously update nursing knowledge ensuring in line with current legislation and best practice
• To continuously update knowledge of specialty and disease areas and relevant publications
• To ensure continued professional development (CPD) is updated to ensure fitness for revalidation
• Contribution to the development and maintenance of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and protocols to ensure they are fit for purpose and accurate
• To ensure their practice is compliant with the companys policies and procedures
• To complete additional projects and tasks, short term or long term, and will be guided by the value "Can it be better"
• Attend and participate in all team meetings
• Administration of prescribed medicines to patients either in a clinic or out of hospital setting, predominantly the patients home
• To ensure all patient care and administration of prescribed medicines are provided to first class clinical and ethical standards and demonstrates best practice
• Support for clinical homecare nurses in clinical procedures across all services
• To provide education for patient/carers in the out of hospital environment as required
• To provide support and advice to patients, as appropriate
• Develop strong working relationships with the patients clinical teams within the secondary and primary healthcare settings, as appropriate
• To manage the interface between hospital services and other agencies to meet patients needs
• Ability and willingness to travel within an agreed area / distance from their home base
• Record Keeping
• To maintain accurate records of care and completion in a timely manner
• To assist in the recording/reporting of adverse events/incidents, including side-effects of therapy
• To report to and work closely with your manager providing all appropriate communication in an agreed and timely manner
• To maintain your Outlook calendar in the agreed format ensuring clear visibility of activityExcellent time management skills providing a flexible service that meets company and patients needs

Clinical Competency

• Experience in administration of chemotherapy with a recognised chemotherapy course
• To identify development needs with your manager and ensure that these are addressed in agreed timelines
• To maintain all relevant clinical skills and attend regular updates
• To ensure continued professional registration, including meeting revalidation requirements
• To maintain self and patient safety through the appropriate use of policies, protocols and guidelines
• To support and mentor all nurse team colleagues and providing feedback to the Regional Nurse Manager to allow for the compilation of appropriate development plans
• To undertake appropriate training and participation in clinical trials work, where required

Specific to the Clinical Trainer role

• Strong personal values and high level of integrity
• Participates in the investigation and resolution of Complaints and Incidents where they specifically involve clinical interventions
• Performs regular audits of completed nursing documentation in conjunction with the Nursing Services Co-ordinator Team, providing feedback to the Regional Nurse Managers
• Respond to requests from Regional Nurse Managers to assist with resolution of nurse visit scheduling in relation to clinical competency
• Development, maintenance and delivery of Nurse Induction programmes and participation in Company Induction for other departments
• Deliver training and assessment of clinical competencies for new nurses and ongoing annual assessment for all nurses
• Ongoing review of clinical practices to ensure they are evidence based and in line with current practice
• Liaises with Regional Nurse Mangers to support clinical nurses to be an effective link nurse for specific hospitals and services
• Providing support to nurse team colleagues who are undertaking a support and mentoring role with new starters
• Development of clinical training packages for nurses ensuring there is a recognised sign-off process. This may involve working with outside agencies.
• Deliver Pharmacovigilance, Information Governance and Complaints & Incidents training to company personnel, as required.

You must have

• Significant nursing, mentoring and training experience
• Training and mentoring qualification
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to follow written and oral instruction
• Prioritisation skills and co-ordination of work
• Has the ability to use own initiative to deliver results
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Work in an organised and tidy manner
• Adaptable and willingness to learn new skills
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of business computer systems including but not limited to Microsoft Office applications
• Good commercial awareness and emotional intelligence
• Good timekeeping
• Ability to work with a range of diverse colleagues
• Self-motivated and energetic approach, showing interest in understanding the business and industry
• Strong personal values and high level of integrity
• Good personal hygiene and professional image

In return we offer rewards and benefits including:

• Competitive salary (depending on experience, knowledge and skills)
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company bonus scheme upon successful completion of probation
• Generous pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Company car (full time) or car allowance (part time)
• Reimbursement of NMC fees
• Uniform provided
• Ongoing training and support with revalidation

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