Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our workforce in a busy and well established community team. Greater Wealden PCN provides nursing services to Heathfield, Uckfield and surrounding area. Our community nurses benefit from having continual opportunities to develop an excellent skillset and become autonomous practitioners whilst working as part of a team delivering high quality, holistic care to patients in their own homes.
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are an innovative service development involving community nursing. The ambition is to integrate multidisciplinary professionals so health and social care can be delivered seamlessly to those who need it. Due to this, community nursing offers a dynamic nursing environment which enables nurses to become confident, skilled practitioners.
Main duties of the job
The main roles of the job:
- Holistic assessment and care planning for patients in their own homes..
- Individualised treatment and the promotion of self-care.
- Admission avoidance and enabling patients to remain at home where possible
- Cross service collaboration and referral to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Development of extensive nursing skills with excellent training opportunities
- Professional development as required to maintain area of practice, asnegotiated in supervision.
- An awareness of health, safety and security risks
- Engagement in service provision and change.
- Acts as a practice supervisor for staff and students.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will have a recognised qualification in Adult Nursing, a UK driving license and a car. Prior experience in a community setting is desirable, although a full induction and training will be provided. We are also able to support newly qualified nurses.
In return we can offer you:
- Supportive learning environment
- Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development
- Commitment to and support for your wellbeing
- NHS Pension Scheme
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will have a recognised qualification in Adult Nursing, a UK driving license and a car. Prior experience in a community setting is desirable, although a full induction and training will be provided. We are also able to support newly qualified nurses.
In return we can offer you:
- Supportive learning environment
- Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development
- Commitment to and support for your wellbeing
- NHS Pension Scheme
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding this role.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse with NMC registration
- ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards
Desirable
- 1 year post reg
- Experience of community nursing
Knowledge
Essential
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrates competancy in a range of Clinical Skills
- Demonstrates the application of research based practice
- Understanding of the community nurse role
- Promote independance and choice in undertaking patient care
- Demonstrates an ability to reflect and learning from situations
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision
- Practice supervisor
- IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
Desirable
- Experience using computerised patient notes systems
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community Health and Social Care.
Organisation
Essential
- Ability to organise workload, to delegate appropriately, take initiative and make decisions
- Car driver and access to a car for work purposes
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
Numeracy
Essential
- Competant numeracy skills
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to recognise a deteriorating patient
- Ability to demonstrate a wide range of clinical skills e.g. Wound care, palliative care including syringe drivers, catheterisation, medicines management and administration or willingness to develop skills through training
Desirable
- Basic IT knowledge
- Demonstrates a high understanding of sef and able to identify personal limitation, shows openness to address them
NMC
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidlines
Desirable
- Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning and development/competency framework
Community Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates a commitment to working in the community setting
- Previous experience of working in a community setting
Care
Essential
- Ability to assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of boundaries of role
Desirable
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse with NMC registration
- ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards
Desirable
- 1 year post reg
- Experience of community nursing
Knowledge
Essential
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrates competancy in a range of Clinical Skills
- Demonstrates the application of research based practice
- Understanding of the community nurse role
- Promote independance and choice in undertaking patient care
- Demonstrates an ability to reflect and learning from situations
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision
- Practice supervisor
- IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
Desirable
- Experience using computerised patient notes systems
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community Health and Social Care.
Organisation
Essential
- Ability to organise workload, to delegate appropriately, take initiative and make decisions
- Car driver and access to a car for work purposes
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
Numeracy
Essential
- Competant numeracy skills
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to recognise a deteriorating patient
- Ability to demonstrate a wide range of clinical skills e.g. Wound care, palliative care including syringe drivers, catheterisation, medicines management and administration or willingness to develop skills through training
Desirable
- Basic IT knowledge
- Demonstrates a high understanding of sef and able to identify personal limitation, shows openness to address them
NMC
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidlines
Desirable
- Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning and development/competency framework
Community Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates a commitment to working in the community setting
- Previous experience of working in a community setting
Care
Essential
- Ability to assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of boundaries of role
Desirable
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
