Community Staff Nurse - Marlow

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

The closing date is 13 May 2025

Job summary

Do you want the privilege of caring for patients in their own homes to deliver increasingly complex, holistic care? If yes, community nursing may be the right career choice for you. We are able to offer part-time or full-time roles along with a full skills development and preceptorship programme.

All levels of experience are welcome in community nursing. Whether you are newly qualified or looking for a change in direction, we would welcome your application for this exciting opportunity to join the community nursing workforce. As a community nurse, you would be supported to develop into an autonomous practitioner; nursing patients with multiple complex health care needs in their own home.

Main duties of the job

To contribute to processes for service and quality improvement
Assess the physical and psycho-social needs of patients and deliver therapeutic interventions based on best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes.
To manage own case load, delivering and evaluating service delivery to patients with a variety of medical conditions and those delegated by case managers.
To plan interventions with the Case Manager and other team members using the common assessment process
To take part in the referral management process to ensure patients are treated by the most appropriate member of the team/service
To contribute to the development of protocols and procedures developed for clinical pathways
Assist in the development of case management protocols and guidelines within their own area of professional practice
Participate in weekend rotas / 7 day working rotas

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We'recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR7149653

Job locations

Marlow Health Centre

Glade Road

Marlow

SL7 1DJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN

Desirable

Evidence of further continued professional development
Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills
Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate

Desirable

Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Demonstrate experience post or pre-registration placements in relevant clinical areas: Palliative Care, Catheterisation experience
Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality

Desirable

Knowledge of working with common assessment process

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

Car driver / owner able to travel to other locations within the trust

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential

Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN

Desirable

Evidence of further continued professional development
Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills
Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate

Desirable

Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Demonstrate experience post or pre-registration placements in relevant clinical areas: Palliative Care, Catheterisation experience
Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality

Desirable

Knowledge of working with common assessment process

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential

Car driver / owner able to travel to other locations within the trust

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).