Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for two community staff nurses to join our rapid response nursing team - a 24 hours, 7 days a week team, where we offer nursing interventions to patients living in their own homes. We work in an integrated way with health and care providers to ensure that care is joined up and that whenever we can, we strive to care for acutely unwell patients at home, helping them to maintain independence and ensuring that high quality care is delivered in an efficient and holistic manner.
We are working hard to continually improve our outcomes for patients and our experience for staff in delivering care.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to join our team. This post would be suitable if you are newly qualified or have years of experience.
If you are interested in joining our innovative workforce, then choose East Staffs for the next chapter in your career.
Main duties of the job
We would love to hear from you if you can -
- Demonstrate your passion and ability to assess, plan, provide and evaluate evidence based nursing care for patients experiencing a wide range of conditions.
- Support our patients and work with people in an asset-based way that really enables them to live their optimum life, being self-caring and independent with their health needs where possible.
- Work collaboratively, efficiently and creatively with multi professional colleagues and partners with a focus on helping patients to avoid hospital admissions and where they do need a hospital stay facilitating timely and well supported discharge back home.
- Referrals received from professional clinicians, e.g. ambulance services, GP's, Hospital staff.
- Providing IV antibiotics, line care, wound care, IM/SC injections, Peg Feeds, Venepuncture, Cannulation, Palliative care , as well as all general nursing skills.
- Future development to work towards physical assessment qualification.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why choose East Staffordshire as a place to work?
Because we are an innovative, integrated Community service covering the East Staffordshire area including the Burton Town area, Uttoxeter and the surrounding Villages. We work closely across the Nursing teams, AHPs including Podiatry, Physio, Falls Team, Stroke and Rehab team including our out of hours service, to ensure that our patients are at the centre of the care provided. We collaboratively deliver our care across all the professions, recognising the importance for patient centred approach, working together across all the nursing and therapy teams
We pride ourselves on our strong leadership, innovation, prevention and implementation of the care within the living model in all our patient care. We ensure that all of MPFTs values and behaviours are entwined and embedded within our staff, teams and our patient centred care. We support the development and learning of all staff, having great links with our local universities, while also priding ourselves on growing our own staff and the leaders of the future
For further details of the role, please take a look at the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why choose East Staffordshire as a place to work?
Because we are an innovative, integrated Community service covering the East Staffordshire area including the Burton Town area, Uttoxeter and the surrounding Villages. We work closely across the Nursing teams, AHPs including Podiatry, Physio, Falls Team, Stroke and Rehab team including our out of hours service, to ensure that our patients are at the centre of the care provided. We collaboratively deliver our care across all the professions, recognising the importance for patient centred approach, working together across all the nursing and therapy teams
We pride ourselves on our strong leadership, innovation, prevention and implementation of the care within the living model in all our patient care. We ensure that all of MPFTs values and behaviours are entwined and embedded within our staff, teams and our patient centred care. We support the development and learning of all staff, having great links with our local universities, while also priding ourselves on growing our own staff and the leaders of the future
For further details of the role, please take a look at the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in nursing or equivalent
- oRegistration with NMC
- oMentorship qualification (998-997).
Desirable
- oWorking towards Mentorship qualification (998-997)
Experience
Essential
- oRelevant experience/placements to the role including assessment and management of long term conditions, palliative care conditions and wound care
- oAbility to manage time and caseload effectively
- oSupporting service users, families and carers in dealing with people with nursing needs
- oWorking in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- oExperience in the delivery of healthcare
- oRelevant placements including surgical, medical, palliative care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in nursing or equivalent
- oRegistration with NMC
- oMentorship qualification (998-997).
Desirable
- oWorking towards Mentorship qualification (998-997)
Experience
Essential
- oRelevant experience/placements to the role including assessment and management of long term conditions, palliative care conditions and wound care
- oAbility to manage time and caseload effectively
- oSupporting service users, families and carers in dealing with people with nursing needs
- oWorking in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- oExperience in the delivery of healthcare
- oRelevant placements including surgical, medical, palliative care
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).
