As the Matron of the Diagnostic and Treatment Centre (DATC) you’ll be working as part of the community Partnership with Frimley NHS system in Farnham.  DATC deliver a variety of services to the local population of Northeast Hants and Surrey, services provided include a one stop style assessment for older adults called a Comprehensive Geriatric assessment. Our aim is to improve patient outcomes, quality of life and support with anticipatory care needs.

DATC have a multidisciplinary team that work together to provide a holistic assessment of patient’s needs. We work collaboratively with our partners in the wider MDT such as GPs, acute hospital services and community HCP's. We have access to a variety of diagnostic investigations.

We also provide a Palpitations pathway, offering 24 hour and 7-day ECG monitors to patients aged 18 and over. 

We are also proud to deliver a therapy lead Parkinson group and will shortly be introducing a therapy lead falls group.

This is the perfect opportunity for any Band 5 Nurse who has either in the community, rapid response or in an acute trust that are looking to take the next step.

As a Diagnostic and Treatment Centre - Staff Nurse, Band 5, you’ll be part of our valued team at our Farnham Hub. 

You will feel valued as a Diagnostic and Treatment Centre - Staff Nurse, Band 5 within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: 

• £28,407 - £34,581 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year 
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a number of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission. 

As a staff nurse you will develop strong team working within the wider Diagnostic and Treatment Centre , liaising with the Administrator and Clinician.

• To participate as a team member to ensure that patients receive a friendly, efficient, and effective service.
• To perform technical aspects of nursing care: ECG recording, urinalysis , glucose monitoring
• To abide by current professional standards
• To ensure the highest standard of courtesy with all members of the public and multidisciplinary team
• To maintain accurate patient records adhering to professional guidelines
• To have a positive and participative attitude to change and a flexible approach to work.
• To participate in team objectives and service development, team meeting s and audits.
• All employees have a duty of care for their own and colleagues/visitors’ health and safety and are required to follow all relevant health and safety Policies and procedures and to be conversant with these.
• To comply with mandatory and statutory training as per Trust and apply this to working practice.
• To comply with all National and organisational policies, standards and guidelines and ensure that colleagues are aware of these.
• Be prepare to take the lead in new developments in the department

You will have a nursing diploma/degree and hold a valid NMC registration. Minimum 3-year post reg experience and previous community experience would be desirable, but not essential. 

• Care of the older adult experience would be beneficial.
• Strong ability to communicate by written , oral and electronic.
• Delivery of evidence-based practice and ability to apply theory to practice.
• Good presentation and friendly manner and ability to motivate others and promote a professional customer care approach.

We change lives by transforming health and care. 

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. 

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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