Job summary
Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services (CHS) Division of NottsHC are at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.
The division operates under three Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children's, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.
Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference.
Main duties of the job
Our integrated teams of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals deliver care to people who present with significant physical health care needs in various settings including clinic based, community inpatient, hospices to care in the patient's own home, including care homes, enabling them to be independent, self-caring and live their optimum lives, reducing hospital admissions.
Services range from community nursing, including specialist practitioners, to public health and health promotion such as school nursing and health visiting, with many specialist community services designed to support care pathways such as Physiotherapy, OT, Speech and Language, Dietetics and Podiatry.
Supporting the efficient running of these services are administrative and managerial roles. All roles, at all levels, are vital in transforming community health services, ensuring high quality care is provided both now and into the future based around the needs of our patients - together we all make a difference.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career.
Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a great staff nurse to join our Community Nursing Team who are on the road delivering care into peoples homes. This is a rare opportunity to work in Bassetlaw in our Larwood and Newgate Integrated Care Teams based in Worksop where nursing care is delivered between 8am - 6pm , Monday - Sunday 7 days a week, including Bank Holidays.
Personal and work commitments are sometimes difficult to manage, and we will support people to achieve the right work life balance through flexible working in a variety of full and part time roles which aim to maintain the health and wellbeing of our workforce.
The role requires day-to-day delivery of patient care in our Integrated Community Teams led by District Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Social Workers . together you all make a difference.
We would love to hear from you if you can Demonstrate your passion and clinical ability to assess patients who present with significant physical health care needs.
Analyse and develop treatment plans, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework, providing compassionate, realistic and timely support to a diverse patient group and their families.
Support our patients within a community setting that enables them to live their optimum life, being self-caring and independent with their health needs to avoid and reduce hospital admissions.
Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable, evidencing high levels of personal and clinical credibility, being able to instantly establish effective working relationships in a range of work settings.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a great staff nurse to join our Community Nursing Team who are on the road delivering care into peoples homes. This is a rare opportunity to work in Bassetlaw in our Larwood and Newgate Integrated Care Teams based in Worksop where nursing care is delivered between 8am - 6pm , Monday - Sunday 7 days a week, including Bank Holidays.
Personal and work commitments are sometimes difficult to manage, and we will support people to achieve the right work life balance through flexible working in a variety of full and part time roles which aim to maintain the health and wellbeing of our workforce.
The role requires day-to-day delivery of patient care in our Integrated Community Teams led by District Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Social Workers . together you all make a difference.
We would love to hear from you if you can Demonstrate your passion and clinical ability to assess patients who present with significant physical health care needs.
Analyse and develop treatment plans, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework, providing compassionate, realistic and timely support to a diverse patient group and their families.
Support our patients within a community setting that enables them to live their optimum life, being self-caring and independent with their health needs to avoid and reduce hospital admissions.
Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable, evidencing high levels of personal and clinical credibility, being able to instantly establish effective working relationships in a range of work settings.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent
- Maintains current registration with NMC
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
Desirable
- Specialist and area specific experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
Skills
Essential
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
- Ability to work as part of a team
- IT skills
- UK Driving License and access to a vehicle
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General) to degree level or equivalent
- Maintains current registration with NMC
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Desirable
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
Desirable
- Specialist and area specific experience.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
Desirable
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care
Skills
Essential
- Good written/oral communication skills
- Diplomatic, caring & sympathetic
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
- Ability to work as part of a team
- IT skills
- UK Driving License and access to a vehicle
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).
