Job summary
Are you a registered nurse or about to qualify?
Do you want an exciting and interesting job with a great carer potential?
Do you aspire to make a real positive contribution to nursing in the community and working within a neighbourhood team?
The community nursing team across Peterborough are currently offering opportunities for full time and part time hours working within CPFT.
We provide a service 7 days a week, working closely with other community services and PCN's to provide high standard holistic care to the population of Peterborough.
You will have opportunity to develop yourself, with extensive learning and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle.You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
As a community staff nurse, you will be working as an autonomous practitioner within the multi-disciplinary team and neighbourhood team. You will provide high standard of nursing care and interventions within the patient's own home, with support from the wider team.
The patient will be at the centre of care being provided, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. You will be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines. Patient needs will be identified through holistic nursing.
You will have opportunity to provide support and education to peers, new staff and students.
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of ourethnic minority andLGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team, neighbourhood teams
- To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines, with the support of the multidisciplinary team
- To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuing patient and carer participation in decision making
- Provide support and education to peers, new staff non-registered staff and students
- To provide a high standard of care
- To provide a high standard of nursing intervention within a patients own home this includes lone working, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required
- Will be expected to work as part of a 24/7 service
- To identify patient needs, agree goads and to provide appropriate holistic nursing interventions, to refer to other services and provide or order equipment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated multi-professional team, neighbourhood teams
- To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines, with the support of the multidisciplinary team
- To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuing patient and carer participation in decision making
- Provide support and education to peers, new staff non-registered staff and students
- To provide a high standard of care
- To provide a high standard of nursing intervention within a patients own home this includes lone working, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required
- Will be expected to work as part of a 24/7 service
- To identify patient needs, agree goads and to provide appropriate holistic nursing interventions, to refer to other services and provide or order equipment
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level 1, RGN Level 2
- Evidence of professional development
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Primary care experience and experience in wound care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Able to assess plan and implement care and formulate care plans
- Ability to safeguard and promote welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities for others
- Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
- Understands the principle of confidentiality
- Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress, can recognise when to use them and does so
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across the county sometimes at short notice
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Level 1, RGN Level 2
- Evidence of professional development
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Primary care experience and experience in wound care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Able to assess plan and implement care and formulate care plans
- Ability to safeguard and promote welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities for others
- Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
- Understands the principle of confidentiality
- Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress, can recognise when to use them and does so
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across the county sometimes at short notice
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).
