Band 5 Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

We are proud of our Community Nursing Teams and the positive impact they have in supporting our patients and making a difference to their everyday lives.

Are you a Registered (Adult) Nurse, Newly Qualified (Adult) Nurse or Student Nurse (Adult) due to qualify in the next 4 months?

Would you like to make a positive difference to the lives of your patients, and do you have the passion, drive and ability to deliver high quality care?

If the answer is yes, then a move into Community Services could be the right career choice for you.

You will be part of a supportive team and will also have the autonomy to manage your own working day and be responsible for making clinical decisions for your patients.

Due to additional funding, we have vacancies in Leicester City, Hinckley, Melton, Market Harborough, Springfield Road Health Centre (covering Oadby and Wigston), Coalville and Ashby, Loughborough, Charnwood Mill in Barrow upon Soar and The Warrens in Enderby. Successful applicants would be able to select their preferred base to work from.

The working hours are Monday to Sunday, between 08:00 and 22:00. As a flexible employer, we have a variety of shifts covering these hours 6, 8 or 10-hour duration. We would be happy to discuss with you your preferences and try to accommodate them where possible, as we believe in a positive work life balance.

Main duties of the job

• Providing clinical care to include: management of wounds and leg ulcers, care of patients with a palliative diagnosis, symptom control and care in the last days of life, bowel, continence and catheter care and administration of medication including IVs.
• Working with the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission.
• Promoting self-care and independence.

We would offer you:

• Meaningful clinical and managerial supervision.
• Full induction and training. You would be supernumerary for a period of time and assigned a buddy to support you into the role.
• Free Parking in all of our bases.
• Competitive mileage rates.
• No night shifts.

It is an essential requirement that you have a car for work use and have a UK driving licence.

If you like what you have read so far then please apply.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

St Luke's Treatment Centre - District Nurse base

St Luke's Hospital

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

St Luke's Treatment Centre - District Nurse base

St Luke's Hospital

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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