Job summary
- Do you want to be part of an emerging, unique and diverse organisation that put people at the heart of what we do? A Trust that empowers and engages its workforce to improve care and wellbeing, by delivering better health, better care in partnership?
- Are you looking to develop your knowledge and skills in community services, providing both routine and complex treatments to patients within their own home?
- Do you see the benefits of closer integrated working between health and social care to ensure the best outcomes for patients?
- Are you passionate about wanting to work with patients to help them achieve their goals? Are you caring and compassionate and committed to personalised care.
- Within the Midlands Partnership University Foundation Trust (MPFT) we have a number of opportunities for Band 5 Community Staff Nurses to join our locality; this includes areas covering Lichfield and Burntwood. The positions are within the District Nursing Team, and are all full time but part time may be considered. We are recruiting dedicated and compassionate nurses to further enhance the high quality patient experience we offer in the community.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant needs to have a commitment to providing care in patients' own homes and residential homes, undertaking Wound and Pressure Area Care, Diabetes management, Palliative and end of life care, education and support to patients and their carers. Being able to work on their own initiative and work well within a team is essential whilst demonstrating these wide-range of clinical skills. The District Nursing Team manages short and long term health needs and plays a key role in preventing hospital admissions and facilitating early hospital discharges, whilst working alongside the wider Multi-disciplinary team including GP's, our Crisis Rapid Intervention Service and the Virtual Wards.
Community services are managing patients with a more complex acuity than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff. For the right applicant, training and development can be provided to meet the individualised needs of patients in our community.
About us
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.
We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants require excellent communication skills, both verbal and non verbal and have basic IT skills as documentation is recorded electronically.
The Post holder will:
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirement of the Job specification
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: Putting people at the heart of what we do; empower and engage our workforce to improve care and wellbeing; and deliver better health, better care in
- Be a Staff Nurse and have a professional and clinical knowledge of their
They will have a focus in one of the following areas;
- Delivery of care to patients who are in their own homes or residential homes. Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust.
- Be skilled in the assessment of care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support
- Have supervisory responsibilities as required (e.g. work allocation) and may have some responsibility for service development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants require excellent communication skills, both verbal and non verbal and have basic IT skills as documentation is recorded electronically.
The Post holder will:
- Be competent as appropriate to the requirement of the Job specification
- Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: Putting people at the heart of what we do; empower and engage our workforce to improve care and wellbeing; and deliver better health, better care in
- Be a Staff Nurse and have a professional and clinical knowledge of their
They will have a focus in one of the following areas;
- Delivery of care to patients who are in their own homes or residential homes. Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust.
- Be skilled in the assessment of care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support
- Have supervisory responsibilities as required (e.g. work allocation) and may have some responsibility for service development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC
- Degree in Nursing or equivalent
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Evidence of/willing to undertake post- registration training relevant to the post
- mentorship qualification or willingness to obtain this
- Basic IT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC
- Degree in Nursing or equivalent
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Evidence of/willing to undertake post- registration training relevant to the post
- mentorship qualification or willingness to obtain this
- Basic IT skills
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).
