Job summary
The Adult Community Service provides care to patients in their own homes and is pivotal in the prevention agenda. This includes supporting the care of frail older people with long term conditions.
We are an innovative service covering GP practices in the Lichfield and Burntwood localities and we are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated nurses who are looking to work in the community, delivering high quality services to patients in their own homes.
You will work independently in a community setting, participating in the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, adhering to policies and procedures.
The Trust operates a vehicle leasing scheme.
Main duties of the job
As a Community Staff Nurse you will deliver a high quality service, working closely with GP's and multi-disciplinary teams in addressing a range of care issues across the spectrum of health conditions, and preventing avoidable hospital admissions. This includes carrying out holistic assessments, administering medication to patients with long term conditions, caring for patients who are palliative and are end of life as well as treatment planning and implementation to those requiring both long and short term interventions.
Youmust be a qualified nursing practitioner with current NMC registration. Previous experience of working in the community is not an essential requirement, however, you do need to be able to demonstrate a commitment to delivering high quality targeted personalised care.
Post holders will be required to work flexibly on a rota system across a 7 day working week.
If you would like an informal discussion regarding this post please contact:
Laura Wilson, Operational Manager
Mobile: 07814830770
Email : Laura.Wilson@mpft.nhs.uk
About us
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
- To be competent as appropriate to the requirement of the role.
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of 'We Put Quality First, We Focus on People, We Take Responsibility'.
- Be a Staff Nurse and have a professional and clinical knowledge of their discipline. They will have a focus in one of the following areas;
- Delivery of care to patients who are in their own homes or residential homes. Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust, including the community and hospitals.
- Be skilled in the assessment of care/support needs and in development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
- Have supervisory responsibilities as required (e.g. work allocation) and may have some responsibility for service developments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
- To be competent as appropriate to the requirement of the role.
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of 'We Put Quality First, We Focus on People, We Take Responsibility'.
- Be a Staff Nurse and have a professional and clinical knowledge of their discipline. They will have a focus in one of the following areas;
- Delivery of care to patients who are in their own homes or residential homes. Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust, including the community and hospitals.
- Be skilled in the assessment of care/support needs and in development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
- Have supervisory responsibilities as required (e.g. work allocation) and may have some responsibility for service developments.
Person Specification
Professional NMC Registration
Essential
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council
Degree Qualification
Essential
Person Specification
Professional NMC Registration
Essential
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council
Degree Qualification
Essential
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).
