Job summary
Lincolnshire Community Heath Service (LCHS) have an opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join their Grantham/Sleaford District Nursing Team
As a community staff nurse you will be required to work autonomously and as part of a team, delivering care to patients in their own homes, care homes and clinic settings. Successful candidates will be responsible for assessing care needs, and the planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care using innovative evidence based practice.
Main duties of the job
Community nursing is exceptionally rewarding as it allows wonderful therapeutic relationships to be developed with patients in their own homes. Working in this capacity embodies the person centred care approach and allows patients to truly be at the centre of care delivery.
The skillset of a community nurse is vast and non-exhaustive requiring knowledge and expertise in a range of areas. Examples of interventions provided are wound management, continence care, palliative care, medication administration and long term condition management. Close working with the MDT (Social Workers, GP's and Allied Health Professionals) to ensure that patients care is effectively co-ordinated, demonstrates a positive impact on our patients.
For more information about the role of a community nurse watch the following video from The Queen's Nursing Institute
The Work of Community Nurses - The Queen's Nursing Institute (qni.org.uk)
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'
Job description
Job responsibilities
As this is a community post, you must be able to travel to patients homes and clinic settings. Due to the rurality of Lincolnshire some areas are not well covered by public transport therefore having access to transport is essential.
The service works through the hours of 8:00am to 6:30pm 7 days a week and is covered by variable shift patterns of Early shifts 8:00am -4:00pm and late shifts of 10:30am - 6:30pm.
The Community Nursing service delivers a 12 week induction programme for all new staff. We also offer a robust preceptorship and clinical skills programme with an experienced clinical education team. This provides peer support in addition to the requisite training required to fulfil the role to its true potential.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, you are encourage to look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading and refer back to these documents when completing your application.
You should use your application form to show that you meet all or most of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification for the position. If you fail to demonstrate this in your answers, or you are unable to meet the criteria, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for an interview for that post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As this is a community post, you must be able to travel to patients homes and clinic settings. Due to the rurality of Lincolnshire some areas are not well covered by public transport therefore having access to transport is essential.
The service works through the hours of 8:00am to 6:30pm 7 days a week and is covered by variable shift patterns of Early shifts 8:00am -4:00pm and late shifts of 10:30am - 6:30pm.
The Community Nursing service delivers a 12 week induction programme for all new staff. We also offer a robust preceptorship and clinical skills programme with an experienced clinical education team. This provides peer support in addition to the requisite training required to fulfil the role to its true potential.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, you are encourage to look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading and refer back to these documents when completing your application.
You should use your application form to show that you meet all or most of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification for the position. If you fail to demonstrate this in your answers, or you are unable to meet the criteria, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for an interview for that post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate current 1st level UK NMC adult nurse registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Demonstration of mentorship, supervisor or assessor qualification and its use in practice
Desirable
- Evidence of completed leadership modules/qualification
- Evidence of V100 or V150 Community Practitioner prescribing course undertaken
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate experience of assessment, care planning and care delivery
- Experience of delegation and supervision of others
- Evidence of the application of research and evidence based care
- Evidence of experience in teaching / disseminating knowledge and skills
- Experience of team working
Desirable
- Experience of health promotion/ coaching strategies
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a range of clinical skills pertinent to area of practice
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills including record keeping
- Demonstrates IT and electronic patient record systems
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to undertake practice audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate current 1st level UK NMC adult nurse registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Demonstration of mentorship, supervisor or assessor qualification and its use in practice
Desirable
- Evidence of completed leadership modules/qualification
- Evidence of V100 or V150 Community Practitioner prescribing course undertaken
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate experience of assessment, care planning and care delivery
- Experience of delegation and supervision of others
- Evidence of the application of research and evidence based care
- Evidence of experience in teaching / disseminating knowledge and skills
- Experience of team working
Desirable
- Experience of health promotion/ coaching strategies
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a range of clinical skills pertinent to area of practice
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills including record keeping
- Demonstrates IT and electronic patient record systems
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to undertake practice audit
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
