Community Staff Nurse

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We seek dynamic nurses with amazing interpersonal skills to support the leads in the county wide Community Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Team, working to get people out of hospital or preventing hospital admission by playing a major part in their journey, setting goals and support planning with Therapists, Doctors and support workers as an integrated approach for patients in their own home environments. We are looking to recruit new team members who can proactively and effectively deliver a range of treatments, including IV therapy and all aspects of nursing care in the patient's own home environment.

The Community Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Team operates as a Virtual Ward across the county, managing patients with sub-acute conditions to aid their recovery from illness or injury within their own homes by preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and reducing length of hospital stay.

Rewards and Benefits

A welcome award of £3000 is offered for this post, payable within the first year of employment

Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your Nursing Career.

Flexible working opportunities

Free parking on Trust Sites

Competitive Millage Rates

Enterprise Car Pool Scheme

Main duties of the job

In order to respond to the healthcare needs of the local population, the teams operate 7 days a week ensuring the delivery of the service can respond to patients' needs as and when required. The shifts for the service are between 07.00am to 01.00am including weekend and bank holiday working as part of the rota. The successful candidates will be expected to work within these shift patterns. We can offer long and short shifts.

Applicants must hold a valid UK driving license, have access to a vehicle for work purposes at all times on duty and be confident to drive in all driving conditions for this community post. Applicants will be flexible and adaptable, being able to respond to need at short notice.

You will

assess the healthcare needs of patients and families
monitor the quality of care they're receiving
be professionally accountable for the delivery of care
utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go

Your patients could be any age, but they'll often be elderly, recently discharged from hospital and have complex needs.

You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well organised, confident and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver patient care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as with all nursing roles, communication skills,problem solving and good judgement are crucial.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

31 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TD1218-ACS

Job locations

Romic House

Kettering

NN16 8TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience / Skills

Essential

Evidence of CPD
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.

Desirable

Community Experience

Clinical Skills

Essential

Evidence of assessing patients
Evidence of Working autonomously

Person Specification

Experience / Skills

Essential

Evidence of CPD
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.

Desirable

Community Experience

Clinical Skills

Essential

Evidence of assessing patients
Evidence of Working autonomously

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.