Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a fixed term Community Nurse has arisen in Bury Town Integrated Neighbourhood Team. If you love meeting new people and working with a range of specialities the INTs are the place for you!
The INT accommodation 'Hubs' are the base for a wide range of other health professionals and agencies including Adult Social Care, social prescribers, and mental health team members so we are able to work together in a fully integrated way to ensure the best care is delivered to the patients within our localities.
The successful applicant will join a friendly team of community nurses, community matrons, therapists, social prescribers, social care staff, INT coordinators and local administrators, supported fully by a locality Team Manager, and Localities Lead.
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 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.
Main duties of the job
Within the INT localities you will be using a wide range of community 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 wide range of nursing skills, or learn new skills specific to patient need. You are able to work independently, but also with the support of a close-knit team, who are hugely experienced and supportive. You have the privilege of working with patients in their own home environment to improve their health, alongside teams such as Virtual Ward and our Early Intervention Team (EIT).
The role suits both newly qualified as well as experienced nurses. We can also accept applications from Return to Practices nurses (University course place dependent).
You will be able to develop your role in accordance with areas of clinical interest and to progress in your career, with expert training and education available to support this.
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 more 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.
- Communication:
You will be communicating with patients, their relatives, carers and colleagues and you will need to use communication techniques to motivate, negotiate or persuade internal or external stakeholders. You will use a range of verbal and non verbal communications and be able to show empathy and understanding.
- Planning and organisational Skills:
The post holder will:
- Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings.
- Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions.
- Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies and be aware of budgetary constraints and work within these.
- Be accountable for own professional actions as determined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council code.
- Comment on draft policies.
- Be accountable for work you have delegated to others within the team, ensuring staff are competent to undertake delegated work.
- Ensure adherence to Trust policies, and procedures.
- Be aware of Trusts behaviour framework and ensure behaviours are embedded in role.
- Ensure Trusts behaviour framework is utilised when managing and supervising staff, and that behaviours are embraced and embedded within the team.
- Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for more 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.
- Communication:
You will be communicating with patients, their relatives, carers and colleagues and you will need to use communication techniques to motivate, negotiate or persuade internal or external stakeholders. You will use a range of verbal and non verbal communications and be able to show empathy and understanding.
- Planning and organisational Skills:
The post holder will:
- Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings.
- Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions.
- Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies and be aware of budgetary constraints and work within these.
- Be accountable for own professional actions as determined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council code.
- Comment on draft policies.
- Be accountable for work you have delegated to others within the team, ensuring staff are competent to undertake delegated work.
- Ensure adherence to Trust policies, and procedures.
- Be aware of Trusts behaviour framework and ensure behaviours are embedded in role.
- Ensure Trusts behaviour framework is utilised when managing and supervising staff, and that behaviours are embraced and embedded within the team.
- Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- oRN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent.
- oCurrent NMC registration
Desirable
- oLeg Ulcer Management
- oIV Administration /cannulation
- oENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
- oMentorship qualification or willing to work towards
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- oGood communication skills which demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
- oAble to communicate effectively (written and verbal)
- oHighly motivated
- oAble to provide high standards of care
- oAbility to use own initiative
- oAbility to manage stressful situations
- oAbility to be focused undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records
- oFlexible approach to working hours and duties
- oA team player
Desirable
- oPrevious experience working in the community
Skills & 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 & Qualification
Essential
- oRN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent.
- oCurrent NMC registration
Desirable
- oLeg Ulcer Management
- oIV Administration /cannulation
- oENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
- oMentorship qualification or willing to work towards
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- oGood communication skills which demonstrate tact, diplomacy, empathy and sensitivity
- oAble to communicate effectively (written and verbal)
- oHighly motivated
- oAble to provide high standards of care
- oAbility to use own initiative
- oAbility to manage stressful situations
- oAbility to be focused undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records
- oFlexible approach to working hours and duties
- oA team player
Desirable
- oPrevious experience working in the community
Skills & 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).
