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Parish Nurse in association with Parish Nursing Ministries UK In 2024, we established a new parish nursing service to support the holistic health of our existing church members and wider contacts.You could be just the right applicant for this job Read all associated information and make sure to apply.This service complements, not replicates or replaces, the NHS or other mainstream care provision and operates within a preventative and supportive model of health.It also serves as a bridge between the church and those who cannot get to church.The success of this new service has exceeded our expectations and has resulted in the church being granted accreditation by the Parish Nursing Ministries UK organisation.Having successfully got this new service up and running, our current Parish Nurse is, regrettably, moving on to pastures new.As a result, we are now looking for a Christian registered nurse to work with us, and in partnership with Parish Nursing Ministries UK, to build and develop on the strong foundations now in place.As the appointed parish nurse, the candidate will be expected to offer targeted interventions and activities to help people in the local community to improve, maintain or regain wholistic health and wellbeing with an intentional focus on spiritual care.This role may be suitable for job sharing.Full details on church website Closing date 25th August.Interviews 2nd September Main Duties and Responsibilities to Include Support Holistic Health To integrate faith and health through providing a holistic assessment of needs To support individuals in dealing with health issues and concerns, through collaboratively planned health advice, support and spiritual care To deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, planned health support in the church and/or community locations To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the care provision, adjusting the care plans as required Where appropriate to support risk assessment to ensure that health needs are being met Where appropriate to develop health screening opportunities in the church and for the local community Where appropriate to attend local meetings of the health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care To ensure parish nursing activities and advice are evidence based and supported by current research Health Education To monitor the health education priorities through assessment of health needs of the local community To provide health education to individuals and groups, aiming to increase understanding of health concerns and to empower people to make changes to minimise the impact of their health concern To focus on a variety of educational activities for all ages that explore the relationship between values, attitudes, lifestyle, faith and health. To promote health education as an integrated aspect of care delivery To develop opportunities for health education activities in church and community events To create packages and / or displays of health education materials relevant for the use of congregation, individual or groups, and the public, as needed Health Advocacy To provide an advocacy role that supports people in their access of health services To initiate and support referrals to other health professionals and to work alongside other health professionals and health educators as they seek to support those in need of these services To work with health, social care, faith organisations and voluntary sector services to support the best solution for holistic care Referrals To liaise with appropriate agencies and authorities in support of individuals health needs To refer to health, social care, faith organisations and voluntary sector services as appropriate, to access the most suitable resources for holistic care Support Groups To develop appropriate Support Groups, following assessment of needs of individuals and the local community needs To source appropriate resources for support groups that enhance holistic care To refer to external support groups within the community where appropriate Management of Volunteer Team Integration of Faith and Health Professional Management To work collaboratively as a member of the wider Pastoral Team To attend staff team meetings and regular one to one meetings with line manager or management team, and contribute to an annual appraisal To complete the necessary level of The Church of England Safeguarding Course (Church Leadership Level) To work as an autonomous and lone practitioner, ensuring adherence to the church/organisations systems for lone workers To maintain accurate, systematic and timely record keeping of health interventions in keeping with NMC Record Keeping guidance, ensuring safe storage of documentation To keep statistical information required by the church/organisation, any funders and PNMUK To manage the given resources of the parish nursing service, including any financial resources, in line with professional standards To participate in annual development review with direct line manager To adhere to church/organisation policies and NMC requirements To promote safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk in all parish nursing activities To ensure confidentiality and data protection processes are in place, and policies are always adhered to To maintain the Parish Nurse Accreditation Standards, annually reviewing these with the Regional Nurse Coordinator and line manager To take appropriate action in regard to any accident or incident occurring to a volunteer, client, staff member or visitor Personal Development To be aware of, and always act in accordance with, the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct To maintain current NMC registration To work only within the scope of knowledge and competence To maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills and undertake education in accordance with individual parish nurse and organisational needs To participate in regular spiritual supervision (at least four times a year) To attend a PNMUK Community of Practice for professional supervision and supportd02fcfcb-6df4-40ee-95cf-3eb059ce3173