Job summary
We are wishing to recruit a District nurse or a community sister/charge nurse into the Yateley community nursing team.
This is a full time position working a variety of shifts in the community setting.
As a District Nursing Sister/Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse you will manage a clinical caseload under the delegation of the team leader as well as exercising leadership and management of a defined community nursing team to ensure good clinical practices and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet service demand.
We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, and a strong in-house training programme.
Working within our Community Nursing Team you will support, assess, and treat patients with a variety of health needs, delivering high quality, evidence-based practice. You will have a passion and enthusiasm to care for patients in their own homes.
The post holder will be part of a supportive team of other B6/7 across the other teams covering the north east of Hampshire providing a 7 day service covering the hours of 8am to 8am.
Main duties of the job
You will manage a complex and diverse caseload of patients in conjunction with the Team Leader.
- Support teams to provide information to patients, their families, and carers both formal and informal, so that they can make informed choices about current and future care needs.
- Provide clinical support, leadership, and guidance to all staff to ensure that evidence-based care and clinical practice are maintained in Community Nursing Teams.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will effectively manage the community nursing team day to day.
- Ensure a high level of quality care is given to our patients using evidence-based practice, shared learning, adhering to the NMC code of conduct and trust policy.
- The post holder will be leading the community nursing team by example and using a variety of leadership skills and styles of communication to ensure the team are supported day to day and patient care provided is holistic.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will effectively manage the community nursing team day to day.
- Ensure a high level of quality care is given to our patients using evidence-based practice, shared learning, adhering to the NMC code of conduct and trust policy.
- The post holder will be leading the community nursing team by example and using a variety of leadership skills and styles of communication to ensure the team are supported day to day and patient care provided is holistic.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Qualified RN for 4 years or more
- DN SPQ Qualification
- Evidence of previous experience at B6 level
- Evidence of knowledge of community nursing
- Practice Assessor
Desirable
- Catheter course
- Evidence of EOL courses
- Some experience in leading and management of a team
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Qualified RN for 4 years or more
- DN SPQ Qualification
- Evidence of previous experience at B6 level
- Evidence of knowledge of community nursing
- Practice Assessor
Desirable
- Catheter course
- Evidence of EOL courses
- Some experience in leading and management of a team
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).
