Job summary
The World doesnt need Superheroes, it needs Incredible People! £18.40 per hour plus enhancements for unsociable hours.
Do you want to support the NHS in these unprecedented times?
Are you passionate about care and looking for flexible working with weekly pay and NHS pension scheme membership?
Do you want the opportunity to work in a large, diverse organisation that promotes values of being Caring, Open, Respectful, Responsible and Inclusive?
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) would love to hear from you, as we are seeking to recruit Level 6 Bank District Nurses for flexible working opportunities in Birmingham through the Trust Bank.
These are required 7 days per week across Community Nursing Day Teams (0800-1800 hours), Evening Teams (1800-2230 hours) and Early Intervention Care Teams (0800-2200 hours).
Main duties of the job
If you are a District Nurse with the relevant Specialist Practitioner Qualification, have the relevant skills and experience and want to support us in providing Best Care: Healthy Communities, take a look at the variety of roles available within BCHC Trust Bank
You will be working with a variety of disciplines in the multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for patients to ensure their independence and wellbeing
The post holder will carry out a variety of nursing duties including assessment and care planning including relevant referrals as part of the patients holistic care of health needs, particularly in the areas of personal care, catheter care, bowel care, pressure area care, palliative care, wound management, diabetes and other long term conditions
You will work as part of an experienced team however due to the nature of community working you would work as an autonomous practitioner within the community; this includes home visits or seeing patients in clinic settings
About us
BCHC provide high quality community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 200 healthcare settings for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services. One of our key objectives is to be a great place to work enabling everyone within the organisation to be the best that they can beCaring is at the heart of everything we do; here at BCHC we care for our colleagues and our team!
Take a look at our website to see all that we do for our patients.
IMPORTANT
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- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached assignment brief
COVID-19 As part of the Trusts on-going response to the management of COVID-19 secure workplaces, strict health and safety measures and infection prevention and control has been put into place. As with any healthcare setting that cares for patients, we are and remain committed to ensure that we adhere to nationally mandated infection prevention and control policies and practices, alongside the appropriate training to ensure we protect all our staff, visitors and patients and minimise/eliminate risk in line with NHS Health Governance standards. The Recruitment programmes we are undertaking are in accordance with these measures to ensure the safety of all candidates. We are committed to protecting our staff and services users from infection and encourage our staff to uptake their annual flu vaccination.
As a Trust, we offer and encourage staff to complete either a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) risk assessments, regular COVID-19 risk assessments and/or working at home risk assessments to identify additional support measures or reasonable adjustments that may be required as appropriate. We encourage all staff to ensure they benefit from the various support measures which have been put into place which help us to support and protect our staff, visitors and patients to provide the Best Care inHealthy Communities.
These measures are within the provisions of Health and Safety and are in line with the Trusts expectation that all staff will comply with the measures put in place and to ensure social distancing is adhered to.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached assignment brief
COVID-19 As part of the Trusts on-going response to the management of COVID-19 secure workplaces, strict health and safety measures and infection prevention and control has been put into place. As with any healthcare setting that cares for patients, we are and remain committed to ensure that we adhere to nationally mandated infection prevention and control policies and practices, alongside the appropriate training to ensure we protect all our staff, visitors and patients and minimise/eliminate risk in line with NHS Health Governance standards. The Recruitment programmes we are undertaking are in accordance with these measures to ensure the safety of all candidates. We are committed to protecting our staff and services users from infection and encourage our staff to uptake their annual flu vaccination.
As a Trust, we offer and encourage staff to complete either a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) risk assessments, regular COVID-19 risk assessments and/or working at home risk assessments to identify additional support measures or reasonable adjustments that may be required as appropriate. We encourage all staff to ensure they benefit from the various support measures which have been put into place which help us to support and protect our staff, visitors and patients to provide the Best Care inHealthy Communities.
These measures are within the provisions of Health and Safety and are in line with the Trusts expectation that all staff will comply with the measures put in place and to ensure social distancing is adhered to.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Qualifications / Training
Experience
Essential
Other job requirements/Skills
Essential
- Other job requirements/Skills
Essential
Essential
- Without justifiable acknowledgement, no gaps in employment and/or no period of time not in healthcare over 18 months
- Driving Licence and Access to Vehicle
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Qualifications / Training
Experience
Essential
Other job requirements/Skills
Essential
- Other job requirements/Skills
Essential
Essential
- Without justifiable acknowledgement, no gaps in employment and/or no period of time not in healthcare over 18 months
- Driving Licence and Access to Vehicle
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).
