Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

Want a new challenge?

Ready for a new area or change of direction?

Keen to learn additional skills and practise as an autonomous nurse who can provide patient-centred care in the patient's home?

We have exciting opportunities for a Community Staff Nurse to join us at Various Sites - Chatsworth Road, Avenue House, and Rectory Road !

We are a professional, skilled, supportive and friendly District Nursing team based in Chesterfield.

We make a difference to our patients lives by providing evidence-based nursing care.

Applicants will need access to a suitable vehicle, a valid driving licence, relevant insurance and be able to travel across the locality.

There has never been a more exciting time to join DCHS which is one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers, as voted by its own staff.

So please apply to join our team today!

Main duties of the job

Provide high quality holistic nursing care to our patients in our local community to keep them safe at home, prevent hospital admission and support hospital discharge home.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care in the most efficient and clinically effective way whilst maintaining the patient's privacy and dignity.

Provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care and actively support the District Nurse in the management of housebound patients.

Implement / refer on to the relevant services as appropriate.

Work in close collaboration with the Integrated Community Teams/ GP surgeries and local acute trusts.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression