Job summary
An exciting opportunity for Community Nurses has arisen in the Sudbury Integrated Neighbourhood Team. The team are based in a modern Health Centre in Sudbury which is a historic market town surrounded by picturesque villages. The Sudbury Health Centre is the base for a wide range of other health professionals and agencies including Adult Social Care and a GP practice so we are able to work together in a fully integrated way.
The successful applicant will join a dynamic, friendly team of community nurses, community matrons, therapists and social care staff. You will be providing nursing services to patients in the community and have the chance to work in an autonomous manner with the support of the wider multi disciplinary team within the hospital and across the West Suffolk Alliance. You will be assessing the patients by carrying out home visits and planning and implementing a patient's individualised care plan. As part of the team you will also be delivering care to virtual ward patients.
Main duties of the job
On site at the health centre you have access to a range of treatment facilities and may be involved in delivering nursing care in specialist clinics. You will be using a wide range of nursing skills and will need to be confident in your assessment skills and in your ability to provide safe, effective treatments whilst working in a community setting. Experience of palliative care, wound management and catheter management will be an advantage.
This will be the perfect opportunity if you would like a role where you can use a broad range of nursing skills, work independently but with the support of a close knit team and work with patients in their own home environment to improve their health. The role suits newly qualified as well as experienced nurses. You will be able to develop your role in accordance with areas of clinical interest and to progress in your career, with training and education available to support this.
The posts are full time but part time hours would be considered. We have permanent posts and 12 month fixed term posts, with a secondment as an option. You will need to be a car owner and driver. We operate a 7 day service within core hours 8am to 6pm.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for further information
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
To assess, plan and deliver healthcare for patients, for example with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for further information
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
To assess, plan and deliver healthcare for patients, for example with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oRN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent.
- oCurrent NMC registration
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oGood communication skills which demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
- oAble to communicate effectively
- oHighly motivated
- oAble to provide high standards of care
- oAbility to use own initiative
- oAbility to manage stressful situations
- oAbility to be focussed undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records
- oA team player
- oAble to work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
- oAble to communicate effectively where there are barriers to understanding
Desirable
- oLeg Ulcer Management
- oIV Administration /cannulation
- oENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
- oMentorship qualification is essential for the post, but not essential at interview.
- oPrevious experience working in the community
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oEffective observational and reporting skills
- oGood time management skills
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oIT and standard keyboard skills
- oLeadership Skills
- oAble to kneel, bend and stoop, and work in cramped environments
- oAble to use specialist equipment requiring a high level of dexterity
- oAble to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
- oAble to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
- oClinical reasoning skills
Personal qualities
Essential
- Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oRN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent.
- oCurrent NMC registration
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oGood communication skills which demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
- oAble to communicate effectively
- oHighly motivated
- oAble to provide high standards of care
- oAbility to use own initiative
- oAbility to manage stressful situations
- oAbility to be focussed undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records
- oA team player
- oAble to work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
- oAble to communicate effectively where there are barriers to understanding
Desirable
- oLeg Ulcer Management
- oIV Administration /cannulation
- oENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
- oMentorship qualification is essential for the post, but not essential at interview.
- oPrevious experience working in the community
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oEffective observational and reporting skills
- oGood time management skills
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oIT and standard keyboard skills
- oLeadership Skills
- oAble to kneel, bend and stoop, and work in cramped environments
- oAble to use specialist equipment requiring a high level of dexterity
- oAble to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
- oAble to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
- oClinical reasoning skills
Personal qualities
Essential
- Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
