Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 5 Community Staff Nurse into our friendly and supportive team in Winchester Rural North/Andover. You will contribute to the provision of high quality care, within a variety of community settings, which include the patients home and clinic settings.

We believe in care that treats the whole person, not just the condition. We enable patients to stay at home longer and leave hospitals faster. Our community nurses work closely with members of the wider multi-disciplinary teams, including our GP's, local hospices, complex care nurses, health and social care coordinators, specialist nurses and therapist colleagues.

Suitable if you are either a nurse looking for your first job in community nursing or are looking to continue or progress your community nursing career. If you would like to learn skills such as end of life care, wound care and holistic care planning (to name a few), then we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability. You will be committed to working within a generic competency framework that enables you to have the clinical skills to work as a valued member of the team. The post holder will have responsibility for managing and co-ordinating their work, ensuring holistic assessments and care plans are recorded in line with trust and professional record keeping standards and always providing clinical care that meets acceptable standards of patient safety and quality outcomes.

The successful candidate will be supported in their continued professional development and benefit from accessing a wealth of supporting services within the Trust.

If you are committed to providing high quality patient care, and enjoy working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, please contact us to talk about the opportunities and come for a visit.

Core Service Hours: Monday to Sunday 08.00 -- 20:00

37.5 hours a week

Salary band: Band 5, 28,407 - 34,581 per Annum

Location base; Andover War Memorial Hospital SP10 3LB

A valid driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role, free parking available on site.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Andover War Memorial Hospital

Charlton Road

Andover

Hampshire

SP10 3LB

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Andover War Memorial Hospital

Charlton Road

Andover

Hampshire

SP10 3LB

Employer's website

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

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