Newly Qualified Community Nurse - Bristol

Sirona Care & Health CIC

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Job summary

Come and work with us in our Inner City and East Bristol Team!

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated band 5 Registered Nurses who are committed to delivering excellent patient care to join our Integrated Network Team's (INT) across Bristol & East Bristol.

We are currently recruiting in the following areas:

Central Bristol - Covering the inner city, Eastville, etc
St George - Covering St George, Hanham, Barton Hill, etc
Fishponds - Covering Fishponds, Mangotsfield, etc

We provide an urgent and planned nursing and therapy service to these local areas, providing high levels of care to our service users in their own homes.

We welcome applications from staff currently working in an urgent environment who possess the necessary skills to prevent hospital admissions. However, full training and development will be provided in all areas of extended practice that a community role requires.

We deliver our interventions across several pathways; urgent and planned nursing and therapy, planned nursing and planned therapy, discharge to assess and prevention of hospital admission. You would have the opportunity to be involved in all pathways that we deliver.

Our service operates 7 days a week, between the hours of 8am and 8pm for planned nursing interventions and urgent responses, including interventions that prevent hospital admissions

Weekend working and late shifts (until 8pm) is sometimes required, however most of your working hours would be between 8am and 4.30 pm.

Main duties of the job

You will be visiting patients in their own home or residential setting, providing skilled nursing care, supported by senior nurses in the team. Your key responsibilities will include:

Providing skilled nursing care to patients in their own homes and some clinics and care home settings.
You will undertake nursing roles such as administration of medication, pressure ulcer prevention and management, wound care, compression bandaging, catheterisation, facilitating early hospital discharge and preventing hospital admissions.
Liaison with the multidisciplinary team is a key part of your role.
The team works collaboratively across BNSSG, primary care, social care, the third sector and most importantly with patients and carers to provide the best possible care and treatment to ensure people can remain as independent as possible.

You will have the opportunity to work autonomously and collaboratively within the Integrated Network Team which comprises of Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Community Nurse Team Leaders, Senior Therapists, Community Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Nurse Associates, Healthcare Assistants and Rehab Support Workers.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that wed expect for ourselves and our families.

Benefits:

NHS AfC21/22 Salary, Terms and Conditions and NHS Pension scheme
Flexible Working
27-33 days annual leave
Dedicated in-house Learning and Development Team We offer an extensive corporate and local induction programme to all new starters
Continuous Professional Development A wide variety of clinical and non-clinical training is available to all members of staff throughout their careers
Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme provider, free in-house Physiotherapy Team for all staff
Staff Recognition - Annual Sirona Awards for Excellence
Discounts and Benefits

Date posted

06 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year AfC Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9083-23-3061

Job locations

100 Fishponds Road

Eastville

Bristol

BS5 6SD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing community care to patients in their own homes and some clinics and care home settings.
You will undertake nursing roles such as administration of some medication, pressure ulcer prevention and management, wound care, compression bandaging and catheterisation. Liaison with the multidisciplinary team is a key part of your role.
The team works collaboratively with each other, across BNSSG, primary care, social care, the third sector and most importantly with patients and carers to provide the best possible care and treatment to ensure people can remain as independent as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing community care to patients in their own homes and some clinics and care home settings.
You will undertake nursing roles such as administration of some medication, pressure ulcer prevention and management, wound care, compression bandaging and catheterisation. Liaison with the multidisciplinary team is a key part of your role.
The team works collaboratively with each other, across BNSSG, primary care, social care, the third sector and most importantly with patients and carers to provide the best possible care and treatment to ensure people can remain as independent as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current NMC Registration (or in final year of study pending PIN)
Evidence of continuous personal/professional development

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of Clinical care/conditions and public health interventions relevant to the role
Knowledge of Medicines management
Able to carry out holistic assessments
Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Effective written communication skills
Range of IT skills including electronic communication and clinical records systems

Desirable

Knowledge of how community services interface with the rest of the health and social care
system
Knowledge of relevant local and National policy and guidance
Experience of Multiprofessional working
Experience of working in a community setting
Experience of training and motivating/supporting others

Right to Work

Essential

Do you have the relevant right to work in the UK? Please confirm your VISA status if you are on a VISA

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current NMC Registration (or in final year of study pending PIN)
Evidence of continuous personal/professional development

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of Clinical care/conditions and public health interventions relevant to the role
Knowledge of Medicines management
Able to carry out holistic assessments
Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Effective written communication skills
Range of IT skills including electronic communication and clinical records systems

Desirable

Knowledge of how community services interface with the rest of the health and social care
system
Knowledge of relevant local and National policy and guidance
Experience of Multiprofessional working
Experience of working in a community setting
Experience of training and motivating/supporting others

Right to Work

Essential

Do you have the relevant right to work in the UK? Please confirm your VISA status if you are on a VISA

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).