District Nurse - Bridgwater

Job summary

Are you a enthusiasticand dynamic registered nurse with a passion for providing safe, effective, and personalised care in patient's own homes?

The Bridgwater Neighbourhood District Nursing Team are looking for nursing colleagues to join our integrated team, to deliver patient care in the community! Our team cover the geographical area across Bridgwater, North Petherton and surrounding areas.

You will be joining a large, friendly team we share a passion for providing patients with the very best care in their own homes, supporting early discharges from hospital, and helping to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

The service covers 08:00 - 22:00 including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. Shift patterns include: 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm, 10am-6pm, 2pm-10pm. We are open to hearing from applicants who are looking for either full or part-time hours on a permanent basis.

We are recruiting due to staff development and promotion - as a service we pride ourselves on colleague development and succession planning. We providegenerous support for CPD internal & external opportunities, and for district nursing colleagues specifically we encourage you to apply for thespecialist practice qualificationwhich you would be supported to complete on either full or part-time basis!

Main duties of the job

The role is based within a dynamic team, integrated with older peoples mental health, the community rehab team, rapid response, hospital @ home and the primary care network.

You will be responsible for:

• end of life care,
• venepuncture,
• medication administration (including IV's) wound care,
• leg ulcer management,
• catheter care,
• bowl management,
• continence assessments,
• diabetes management
• delivery of the hospital @ home initiative.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!