Senior Community Nurse

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you an experienced staff nurse with at least 2 years post registration experience? and have a passion for community nursing? if so then this could be the role for you .

At Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCT) we are transforming our community services to ensure we deliver the best care we can to our patients while supporting Staff to do this is in a safe caring effective and well lead manor .

We are inviting applications to join our planned community Nursing service which forms part of the Adult physical health community services delivering care to those popole living in their home environment . As a senior Nurse in the team you will be working along side other health professionals which includes case load managers (District Nursing ) staff nurses , health care support workers and registered nursing associates .

You do not require a district nursing qualification , however evidence of post registration study or a willingness to commit to undertake further study that will benefit the patient population you are working with , is essential

We have opportunities for full time and part time posts . In addition we offer a variety of shift patterns across the service in order to offer flexibility for staff

Main duties of the job

The Senior Community Nurse post is a predominantly clinical role with a split in role of 90% clinical and 10% Non-clinical work. As a Senior Community Nurse with a minimum of 12 months experience in community nursing post holders will utilise their knowledge, skills and expertise to assess, plan, implement, monitor and review patient care. Knowledge and Skills will be used to develop competencies and clinical knowledge with patients, carers, colleagues, students and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

As a Senior Community Staff Nurse post holders will also support the District Nurse Caseload holder with caseload management and, have a key role in communicating important information through the team.

This is a really exciting opportunity to be part of a forward thinking service and work collaboratively with our health care partners across Bradford District Care NHS Foundation trust

Interested? Come and talk to us , we look forward to hearing from you

The planned care community nursing service operates between the hours of 8am and 9pm 7 days a week and a variety of shift patterns exist to cover this time frame

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Date posted

02 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-23-5685451

Job locations

Haworth

Bradford and airedale

BD18 3EG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further information about this role.

Person Specification

expereince

Essential

1st level registration
2 years post registration experience
post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills
can demonstrate commitment and motivation to the role
ability to demonstrate leadership skills

Desirable

v300 holder
long term condition experience or willingness to undertake
community nursing experience

Skills

Essential

experience of MDT working
understands the risk assessment process and escalates accordingly
Demonstrate Leadership /management
evidence of supporting pre registration students
Car owner /driver
Evidence of managing a varied work load

Desirable

Registered Nurse
2 years post reg experience /community experience
v300 or desire to work towards

Person Specification

expereince

Essential

1st level registration
2 years post registration experience
post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills
can demonstrate commitment and motivation to the role
ability to demonstrate leadership skills

Desirable

v300 holder
long term condition experience or willingness to undertake
community nursing experience

Skills

Essential

experience of MDT working
understands the risk assessment process and escalates accordingly
Demonstrate Leadership /management
evidence of supporting pre registration students
Car owner /driver
Evidence of managing a varied work load

Desirable

Registered Nurse
2 years post reg experience /community experience
v300 or desire to work towards

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).