Community Staff Nurse

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The A31 Alton Primary Care Network has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our dedicated and highly professional team of Nurses working across the Alton and surrounding areas. The Alton Primary Care Network serves three of the registered General Practices and you will play a pivotal role in keeping hospital admissions and re-admissions to a minimum as well as encompassing the dimensions of health service planning, advocacy and care planning for patients with a wide range of service needs.

Within this role, you will act as part of an ever-expanding multidisciplinary team, developing collaborative, needs based care plans, through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

You will be required to provide important educational and advisory service for patients, offering information on various aspects of health care to help support patients living with their condition. Within this role, you will be expected to provide nursing intervention to patients which include; wound management, catheter care, medicines management as well as palliative care.

You will need to be effective in communication skills and must be prepared to work flexibly and collaboratively to meet the needs of the service.

We also offer our staff bespoke training packages, supportive team working environment, leadership pathways and comprehensive preceptorship programme for those that are newly qualified.

This post is open to both full and part time applicants.

Main duties of the job

Community nurses operate with a high degree of autonomy. As a result, community nurses value the variety their role offers and enjoy the professional relationship built with colleagues as well as patients. Community nurses deliver bespoke care and working closely with patients and relatives, to ensure care the care that is delivered is person centred and tailored to meet the patients needs and wellbeing.

Community nurses play a pivotal role in delivering persons centred care to patient using their expertise and clinical judgement to make informed decisions to improve the care quality of the patient.

Main tasks include venepuncture, medicines management, catheter care, palliative and end of life care as well as both acute and chronic wound management.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Date posted

05 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

348-MNH-5118

Job locations

Chawton Park Surgery

Chawton Park Road

Alton

Hampshire

GU34 1RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RGN Qualification
Current (UK/EU) Driving Licence

Desirable

Access Course / Diploma in Health Care Studies
Post Registration qualifications

Experience

Essential

Experience of planning patient's needs
Experience of organising resources relating to patient needs (e.g. equipment, dressings, etc.)
Experience of multi-professional working
Car driver and own transport
Experience of working with a range of disciplines and agencies
Experience of dealing with sensitive/distressing issues

Desirable

Post Registration experience
Ability to work on own initiative
Knowledge of working with Students
Knowledge of Palliative Care, Venepuncture, Wound Management, Urinary Catheters, Diabetes

Additional Criteria

Essential

Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to work unsupervised
Ability to manage and prioritise workload
Demonstrate initiative in resolving issues and problems

Desirable

Ability to demonstrate a pro-active approach to deadlines
Mentorship skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RGN Qualification
Current (UK/EU) Driving Licence

Desirable

Access Course / Diploma in Health Care Studies
Post Registration qualifications

Experience

Essential

Experience of planning patient's needs
Experience of organising resources relating to patient needs (e.g. equipment, dressings, etc.)
Experience of multi-professional working
Car driver and own transport
Experience of working with a range of disciplines and agencies
Experience of dealing with sensitive/distressing issues

Desirable

Post Registration experience
Ability to work on own initiative
Knowledge of working with Students
Knowledge of Palliative Care, Venepuncture, Wound Management, Urinary Catheters, Diabetes

Additional Criteria

Essential

Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to work unsupervised
Ability to manage and prioritise workload
Demonstrate initiative in resolving issues and problems

Desirable

Ability to demonstrate a pro-active approach to deadlines
Mentorship skills

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.