Community Nursing Sister / Charge Nurse - Band 6

Job summary

Community Nursing Sister / Charge Nurse - Band 6

Full / Part time hours available

The Directorate is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 6 Nurse to work as a member of the Urgent Community Response team to support the Coventry Community Out of Hospital offering and wider admission avoidance strategies.

The successful applicant will be working as a Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse supporting the Urgent Community Response pathways to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and contribute to effective admission avoidance. The role incorporates the use of high-level holistic assessment with the use/willingness to work towards the health assessment qualification to support patients presenting with a wide variety of acute medical conditions within the community setting.

You will be responsible for facilitating effective teamwork and provide mentorship, teaching and support across the multidisciplinary team. You will be working alongside a highly skilled workforce including Advanced and Clinical Practitioners, Therapists and liaising closely with other members of the MDT including District Nurses, GPs, and Care Navigators

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Main duties of the job

As a valued team member your development will be supported through a robust induction programme, a value-based appraisal, one to one meeting, regular in-service training and clinical and managerial supervision. You will be work out of a multi professional base so there is opportunity for joint working and collaborative learning across a range of Health Professionals who are supporting and delivering high standards of clinical care. Training opportunities are supported by our Practice Based Facilitators and Talent for Care team and is actively encouraged by Team Leads.

Our working hours are over a 7 day flexible service, covering shifts from 8am-8pm. Applications for flexible hours will be considered on an individual basis. Car owner/driver is essential.

If you are a compassionate, dedicated team player who works well with others and is motivated by meaningful, holistic patient care; then please get in touch and help us make a real difference.

Please ensure you read the attached Job Description and Person Specification to ensure you meet the essential requirements for this position before submitting your application. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.