Job summary
Shropshire
Community Health NHS Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 community
staff nurse to join the Northwest Community Nursing Team.
The successful applicant should be able to undertake a
wide range of clinical skills and be willing to embark on further training as
required. It is expected that the post holder will work closely with other
members of the multidisciplinary team.
Previous community experience would be advantageous
but is not essential. We also welcome
applicants from newly qualified nurses and can offer an excellent preceptorship
program and training for both the experienced nurse and newly qualified to gain
the skills required. We are committed to clinical support, CPD & ongoing
training.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be qualified to RN level, be registered
with the NMC and be able to demonstrate current clinical experience in a
variety of NHS settings.
The service operates between the hours
of 8am - 5pm and is a seven day, 365 days a year service. The community staff
nurse role does involve working weekends and some Bank Holidays. As this is a
community post the successful candidate will need to be able to meet the travel
requirements of the posts.
If you are looking for a fresh challenge, like caring for
patients at home and feel you have the skills we are looking for, wed love to
hear from you.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, liaising with
colleagues and partners to ensure an integrated approach to the needs of the
service user.
To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work without direct supervision.
This will include individual in a variety of settings.
Gain valid informed consent and work within legal frameworks with patients.
To liaise with senior clinicians with regard to patient care, highlighting any
variations to expected outcomes from agreed treatment programmes. To provide
basic verbal and written clinical reports and document patient
interventions/findings in case notes in line with professional body and Trust
standards.
To instruct and educate patients, carers and families on a range of therapeutic
activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, liaising with
colleagues and partners to ensure an integrated approach to the needs of the
service user.
To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work without direct supervision.
This will include individual in a variety of settings.
Gain valid informed consent and work within legal frameworks with patients.
To liaise with senior clinicians with regard to patient care, highlighting any
variations to expected outcomes from agreed treatment programmes. To provide
basic verbal and written clinical reports and document patient
interventions/findings in case notes in line with professional body and Trust
standards.
To instruct and educate patients, carers and families on a range of therapeutic
activities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous community experience
- Post registration general experience
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency
- health/social care environment.
- Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems
- including Microsoft office
- Experience of successful partnership working arrangements
- with other services
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
- NMC Registered
- Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar
- commensurate with writing in service user case notes
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- I T skills
- Up to date with Mandatory Training
- Uses evidence based practice
- Works within own defined competencies
- Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change
- Demonstrates tact and diplomacy
- Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal
- skills ability to gain rapport at all levels.
- Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with
- others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed
- manner.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous community experience
- Post registration general experience
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency
- health/social care environment.
- Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems
- including Microsoft office
- Experience of successful partnership working arrangements
- with other services
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
- NMC Registered
- Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar
- commensurate with writing in service user case notes
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- I T skills
- Up to date with Mandatory Training
- Uses evidence based practice
- Works within own defined competencies
- Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change
- Demonstrates tact and diplomacy
- Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal
- skills ability to gain rapport at all levels.
- Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with
- others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed
- manner.
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).
