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An exciting opportunity to join our Community Nursing team as a registered Nurse and work across our unique Integrated Acute, Community and Primary Care services to help us make a difference to our patients who require care and treatment in their own homes.
We provide a range of care and treatment to predominantly housebound patients who often have complex care needs or long term conditions that require treatment and support in wound care, catheter maintenance, palliative care, supporting people to die at home, insulin and diabetes care and a whole range of other health conditions.
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of effective and high quality nursing care for patients in their own homes and other community settings, which will include completing assessment, develop and maintain tailored care plans. You will also be responsibility for managing your case load, liaising with clinical leader as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to our staff and offer a range of training packages to support you and further develop your skills and knowledge, including opportunities to undertake 'in house' and external courses. We have a flexible approach to working and offer a variety of flexible working opportunities that can be considered to fit around your family and lifestyle.
You will work collaboratively across the multidisciplinary team which includes Community Matrons, Tissue Viability Nursing, Continence Specialist, 'Same day' response team comprising, Paramedics, IV specialist team and our Phlebotomy Service to ensure a seamless patient care journey.
Full and part time opportunities available (37.5 hours or 30 hours across a 7 day service, with the part time hours being fixed term maternity cover)
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
Interested?Watch and listen to our Community Team by clicking here : Community Recruitment Video FINAL - YouTube.You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be genuinely valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide effective nursing care for patients in their own homes and other community.
To provide clinical care and treatment to those patients who require wound care management, administration and support with medications, and catheter care , as well as providing care and support to those patients with a life limiting illness and their families, that require palliative care support to remain at home during the last weeks of life.
To work closely with the 24/7 community nursing teams who provide planned and unplanned care and develop strong working relationships with the GP, multidisciplinary teams and social care services in the delivery of care. To ensure that the care provided maintains the dignity and respect of the individual and promotes their comfort and wellbeing at all times.
Please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide effective nursing care for patients in their own homes and other community.
To provide clinical care and treatment to those patients who require wound care management, administration and support with medications, and catheter care , as well as providing care and support to those patients with a life limiting illness and their families, that require palliative care support to remain at home during the last weeks of life.
To work closely with the 24/7 community nursing teams who provide planned and unplanned care and develop strong working relationships with the GP, multidisciplinary teams and social care services in the delivery of care. To ensure that the care provided maintains the dignity and respect of the individual and promotes their comfort and wellbeing at all times.
Please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN (Adult) first or second level registration and currently registered with the NMC
Experience
Essential
- Systematic approaches to assessment, planning and evaluation of needs led care
- Functional nurse and have experience in the management of wound care, catheter care, palliative care needs, diabetes, injections
Desirable
- Life experiences that have enhanced professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge of legislation affecting professional practice
- Be able to work well in a team as well as the ability to work on your own
- To be adaptable to a combination of roles which include visiting patients in their own homes and using a patient record database system to review physiological signs and symptoms
- Excellent organisational skills
- To be able to work flexibly and sensitively
Desirable
- Awareness of current changes in the NHS
- Ability to make decisions and judgments within a community setting
- Up to date professional knowledge in their current area of practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN (Adult) first or second level registration and currently registered with the NMC
Experience
Essential
- Systematic approaches to assessment, planning and evaluation of needs led care
- Functional nurse and have experience in the management of wound care, catheter care, palliative care needs, diabetes, injections
Desirable
- Life experiences that have enhanced professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge of legislation affecting professional practice
- Be able to work well in a team as well as the ability to work on your own
- To be adaptable to a combination of roles which include visiting patients in their own homes and using a patient record database system to review physiological signs and symptoms
- Excellent organisational skills
- To be able to work flexibly and sensitively
Desirable
- Awareness of current changes in the NHS
- Ability to make decisions and judgments within a community setting
- Up to date professional knowledge in their current area of practice
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).
