Bank Registered Nursing Associate

Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Heath Services Community Nursing Teams are looking for Registered Nursing Associates to join their pool of Bank Staff.

The service cover the hours of 8:00am to 6:30pm and although a full 7.5 hour shift would be preferable, the teams would welcome any hours that you could provide e.g 8am-12pm, 3pm-6pm.

The Community Nursing Teams are based across the county in Gainsborough, Lincoln, Louth, Skegness, Boston, Horncastle, Spalding, Bourne, Stamford, Sleaford and Grantham therefore there is something to suit everyones needs.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nursing Associate within the community nursing team you will be responsible for contributing to the assessment, planning & delivery of care to patients in their own homes & care homes with a degree of autonomy. You will therefore need to possess excellent communication and organisational skills and be motivated & flexible in your approach to care delivery.

You must hold a range of clinical skills suitable for the work environment and be willing to learn & develop into the role.

You will need to be a professional, resilient, reliable & approachable as well as a strong team player. IT skills are essential as the use of the electronic patient record Systm One is used on a daily basis along with accessing spreadsheets, emails & shared files.

About us

'Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev'