Job summary
Permanent Community Nurse Posts (options for flexible working & extended shifts if desired)
Do you want to be part of a team delivering the highest standards of palliative & end of life care to patients in their own homes?Are interested in complex, specialist wound & pelvic health care?Could you holistically support patients to manage their long term conditions and care needs within the community?Could you support patients with acute care needs to receive treatment (such as IV antibiotics) without an avoidable hospital admission?Would you like training, support and personalised ongoing professional development into a variety of career pathways?
If yes, a position in our community nursing teams could be for you!!
We are looking for a Qualified Nurse to join our, friendly & supportive Community Nursing Team based throughout Newcastle and Stoke.
We offer flexible working and now optional extended 9.5 hour shifts.
Main duties of the job
You will have a commitment to providing holistic care to patients in their own homes, be able to work on you own initiative and work well within a team. Key clinical skills include complex wound care, bladder & bowel management, palliative & end of life care, as well as, medication administration.
Within the community we are seeing more complex and acute patients than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff.Working within our Community Nursing Team you will support, assess, and treat patients with a variety of health needs, delivering high quality, evidence based practice.
Due to the nature of community working, ability to travel across the patch to provide care to patients is essential.
About us
Working for MPFT
MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff. By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
oputting people at the heart of what we dooempowering people to improve care and wellbeingodelivering better health, better care in partnership
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we ask from you
Role
Working in collaboration with the muti-disciplinary team and colleagues to:-
-Promote independence and support patient centred care planning.-Provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs (including palliative care, complex wound care, pelvic health, medication administration).-Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.-Handover patient information to the wider team, document patient information effectively.-Escalation of patients needs as appropriate.
Qualifications and training
Essential- Nursing degree (Or equivalent) including registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.Desirable- Further continued professional development, practice supervisor and assessor training.
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we ask from you
Role
Working in collaboration with the muti-disciplinary team and colleagues to:-
-Promote independence and support patient centred care planning.-Provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs (including palliative care, complex wound care, pelvic health, medication administration).-Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.-Handover patient information to the wider team, document patient information effectively.-Escalation of patients needs as appropriate.
Qualifications and training
Essential- Nursing degree (Or equivalent) including registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.Desirable- Further continued professional development, practice supervisor and assessor training.
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in nursing or equivalent
- Current registration with NMC
- Commitment to work toward Mentorship qualification (998-997).
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience/placements to the role including assessment and management of long term conditions, palliative care conditions and wound care
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with people with nursing needs
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Community Nursing experience
Desirable
- Experience in the delivery of healthcare
- Relevant placements including surgical, medical, palliative care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in nursing or equivalent
- Current registration with NMC
- Commitment to work toward Mentorship qualification (998-997).
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience/placements to the role including assessment and management of long term conditions, palliative care conditions and wound care
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with people with nursing needs
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Community Nursing experience
Desirable
- Experience in the delivery of healthcare
- Relevant placements including surgical, medical, palliative care
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).
