Job summary
Are you looking for a career in the NHS, but unsure where to begin? It's a great time to apply to join our OUTSTANDING organisation.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust provides opportunities to gain experience working within our communities to develop your career. The trust has been rated "outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Temporary Staffing Services allows you to work within Cambridgeshire Community Services, under a 0 hours contract basis, which means you have the flexibility to work as and when you want to.
Cambridgeshire Community Services Values
We expect all our staff and workers to uphold our values of Honesty, Empathy, Ambition and Respect at all times. This means that we are committed to recruiting the right people, people with the skills, behaviours and competencies to achieve our objectives and values.
Health and Wellbeing
The health and wellbeing of our staff and workers is our priority. We have a comprehensive range of health and wellbeing initiatives available to all staff.
Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.
Main duties of the job
Using Clinical knowledge/expertise, providing a high quality standard of skilled care to service users based on a full assessment of the service users needs.
Provide support and care for service users within a community setting.
They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, and will have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.
Be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training and advice needs of junior registered and unregistered staff, and ensure that issues of equality, diversity and rights are dealt with in accordance with good practice and legislation.
Promote and role model effective communication minimising risks to service users and the organisation.
Liaise with management regarding any issues that may occur during shift and act according to local policy
- To act in a professional manner and as a role model to other staff members
- Ensure all documentation adheres to the Trusts documentation standards
- To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and management
- Being able to lone work and travel to service users home
- Ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and NMC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication
- To accept personal accountability for own practice as a Registered Community Nurse and to work at all times within the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code Of Conduct
- Demonstrate care and compassion in their work.
- Building relationships with other employees within the service deployed to
- Participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
- Ensure they contribute and work towards the service / organisational aims and objectives
People Management
1.Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process
Benefits
Listed here are some of the benefits of joining our Temporary Staffing Services:
- Continuous Professional Development
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Retail Discount Schemes, for example Access to Blue Light
- Confidential Health Service
- Flexible Working
- All mandatory training paid
- Access to Health and Wellbeing Services and initiatives
- Provides a Foot in the door to the NHS
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication
- To accept personal accountability for own practice as a Registered Community Nurse and to work at all times within the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code Of Conduct
- Demonstrate care and compassion in their work.
- Building relationships with other employees within the service deployed to
- Participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
- Ensure they contribute and work towards the service / organisational aims and objectives
People Management
1.Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process
Benefits
Listed here are some of the benefits of joining our Temporary Staffing Services:
- Continuous Professional Development
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Retail Discount Schemes, for example Access to Blue Light
- Confidential Health Service
- Flexible Working
- All mandatory training paid
- Access to Health and Wellbeing Services and initiatives
- Provides a Foot in the door to the NHS
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice
- Ability to make decisions, delegation and problem solve
- Good theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within a community setting
- Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, service users and relatives.
- Standard/advanced keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook and Excel.
- Time Management and prioritisation Skills.
- Knowledge of health and safety, clinical governance and quality assurance
Desirable
- Ability to adapt to meet changing workloads
- Level of good assertiveness skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience with working within a community setting
- Experience of lone working
Desirable
- Experience with working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Basic level of dealing with service users with complex needs
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered health professional with NMC or HCPC
- Holds a professional qualification (RN, RMN, RNLD, RNC, OT, PT, SLT)
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice
- Ability to make decisions, delegation and problem solve
- Good theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within a community setting
- Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, service users and relatives.
- Standard/advanced keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook and Excel.
- Time Management and prioritisation Skills.
- Knowledge of health and safety, clinical governance and quality assurance
Desirable
- Ability to adapt to meet changing workloads
- Level of good assertiveness skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience with working within a community setting
- Experience of lone working
Desirable
- Experience with working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Basic level of dealing with service users with complex needs
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered health professional with NMC or HCPC
- Holds a professional qualification (RN, RMN, RNLD, RNC, OT, PT, SLT)
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
