Job summary
The Evesham, Broadway, Bredon and Inkberrow (EBBI) Neighbourhood
Team is a friendly and hardworking team who are looking for an enthusiastic nurse
to join us at our base in Evesham.
The Neighbourhood team is looking to recruit a community nurse who
is happy to work across our whole patch 37.5 hours per week and keen to join
the team in supporting us to deliver high quality care.
We are looking for a passionate nurse who is excited by change and
keen to help shape a new way of delivering community nursing care. We work closely with our GPs and work hard
at developing relationships with primary care services, drawing on the skills
of our MDT colleagues to manage complex patients and ensure we are responsive,
and patient centred at all times.
We will provide you with resources to
develop your career as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. If you
would like to discuss this role informally, get in touch with Recruiting
Manager (top right-hand side of the advert).
Main duties of the job
Role
requirements:
Working flexibly
across the local area (the service operates 3 shifts within 7:30am 6:30pm,
Mon-Sun)
The ability to
manage your own caseload and work within an MDT
The ability to
problem-solve and manage time effectively
Experience of
working in a fast paced and varied environment
Your typical day will include home visits for
adults of 18+ needing a range of nursing interventions. These include end of
life care, and pain/symptom management. Wound care: post-op wounds, leg ulcers,
pressure ulcers and complex dressing regimes. Other skills required will be in
IV therapy, injectable drugs, and holistic patient assessments. You will need
to cover clinic patients and respond to unplanned and 2-hour request visits
along with those from UCR.
Back at base, you will be
involved in team meetings and care planning. You may also support the teaching
of nurse students pre and post registration.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
-
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
-
Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the
values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues,
always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner
within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatment
interventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings to
enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain
in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through a
combination of hands-on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate, and
support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and
their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
Regularly take responsibility for
the caseload in the absence of the Senior Community Nurse.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the
values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues,
always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner
within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatment
interventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings to
enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain
in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through a
combination of hands-on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate, and
support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and
their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
Regularly take responsibility for
the caseload in the absence of the Senior Community Nurse.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
- Mentor award
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
Knowledge
Essential
- Variety of evidence based clinical skills
- Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
Desirable
- Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Cannulation
- Management of syringe drivers
- Wound and Palliative care
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
- Mentor award
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
Knowledge
Essential
- Variety of evidence based clinical skills
- Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers, and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
Desirable
- Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Cannulation
- Management of syringe drivers
- Wound and Palliative care
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
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).
