Nursing Associate - Pershore & Upton Neighbourhood Team
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Job summary
Pershore and Upton Neighbourhood Team is a friendly and energetic community team who are looking for an enthusiastic individual to come and join us in supporting patients in their own homes.
Pershore and Upton are both small neighbouring towns surrounded by beautiful countryside and we are looking to recruit Nursing Associates to work on a part-time or full-time basis. We would welcome both experienced or newly qualified Nurse Associates who are keen to join the team and enhance their existing skills.
We work closely with our 3 GP surgeries and maintain effective relationships with other primary care services, and together we are an extremely supportive team who are all committed to developing our services to provide the best individual care for our patients.
We offer dedicated time for training and clinical supervision, with a supportive learning & development department to help guide you in your career progression.
You will work flexibly to provide the service delivery need across the local area (the service operates from 07:30 18:30, Monday to Sunday including bank holidays)
We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development and a wide range of wellbeing and support. If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert. We would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Your typical working day will include home visits for adults over 18 years needing a range of nursing interventions. These include caring for people reaching the end of their life, all types of wound care; post operative wounds, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and dressing regimes. See below for the full clinical skills set required for the role, if you do not currently hold these skills this is what you would be supported to achieve whilst in post.
- Lower limb assessment, inc. doppler assessment
- Leg ulcer compression therapy
- PEG tubes and medication
- Pleurex / Rocket drains
- Wound assessments
- Larvae & VAC therapy
- Diabetes management
- Medication administration, inc. end of life as per Trust policy.
- Catheterisation (male, female and suprapubic)
- Bladder scanning
- Continence assessments
- Venepuncture, inc. blood transfusion license
- Bowel care
You will work from a mobile tablet where you update your records as you visit each patient, the team then meet at base for lunchtime and handover. Back at your base you will be involved in team meetings, care planning and evaluation, and handover meetings. Your input is a valuable part of the teams work. Although a lone worker in the patients home you will be fully supported whilst you develop your new and extended skills.
About us
We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.
We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.
We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.
We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.
At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.
We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.
Details
Date posted
20 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
C9798-4883
Job locations
Pershore Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PS
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Pershore Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PS
Employer's website
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