Community Nurse - Evening & Night Service
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Job summary
This role as a band 5 Community Nurse working part time (Nights 23:00-07:30 over 3 nights over 7 day rota).
The team is a countywide team which is centrally based in Droitwich with satellite bases in Evesham, Bromsgrove and Kidderminster, they visit patients in their own home and support them in remaining at home and preventing admission to hospital, and also supporting early discharge from hospital.
The post is all worked as unsocial hours hence picking up pay enhancements for all hours worked which makes this post more attractive. more money for less hours!!
These working hours offer perfect work life balance particularly if you have a young family, you will have the daytime to enjoy hobbies and activities but remain in a progressive career.
We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as 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.
Main duties of the job
As a community Nurse working with the Night Team most of the work allocated to you will of an unplanned nature. The service works as an on-call service covering the County of Worcestershire taking direct referrals from patients, 111, Ambulance Service and discharging hospitals. You can expect to have a comprehensive induction and work alongside peers until you are confident to then work alone.
The night service work in pairs so as a registered nurse you will either work with another nurse or a Health care assistant. Work is allocated and communicated to you but the triage nurse based at Droitwich in the hub, and you will carry a handheld device which will have all the patient details.
The patients that are seen during the night vary immensely and no 2 shifts are the same. For example, we see catheters, palliative care, wound care, administration of medication, diabetics, and patients requiring intensive support rehabilitation following discharge from hospital or admission prevention. As a team we often undertake initial assessments of patient in the community.
As part of a new initiative, we are working closely with West Midlands ambulance service and 111 and assist in responding to urgent Care response. These can be patients that have fallen, or patients requiring further assessment to aid prevention in admission to hospital.
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
02 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata for part time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
C9798-5049
Job locations
Droitwich Medical Centre
Ombersley Street East
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 8RD
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Droitwich Medical Centre
Ombersley Street East
Droitwich
Worcestershire
WR9 8RD
Employer's website
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