Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Community Staff Nurse

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Job summary

Community Staff Nurses work in partnership with patients and carers in the community, providing health education and nursing care within their Scope of Professional Practice. The post-holder will be an integral member of the community nursing team working with colleagues to deliver clinical care to patients living in their own homes and residential care homes.

Although the post holder will be supported by the Team Lead/Deputy Team Lead, he/she is expected to work largely unsupervised following a period of induction. In addition, the post-holder is expected to supervise the work of others including nurse associates, nursing assistants and student nurses on placement.

The successful candidate will be based in Bedlington and be expected to work evenings and night duty.

Full time or Part time hours may be considered - Various hours available.

Main duties of the job

Community Staff Nurses are integral members of the district nursing team providing clinical care to patients with a broad range of acute and chronic health problems. The successful post-holder can expect to gain a broad range of clinical experience and expand their knowledge in end-of-life care, wound care, long-term conditions, life-limiting illnesses etc.

The community business unit offers a comprehensive induction course to support the transition of those who are newly qualified, or new to the community or the organisation. There are also opportunities to develop and progress within the community setting and all staff are provided with smartphones and laptops.

The post-holder will role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Details

Date posted

02 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5456890SC

Job locations

Foundry House

The Oval

Bedlington

NE22 5HS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Community Staff Nurses are integral members of the district nursing team providing clinical care to a range of patients with acute and chronic health problems. The post includes the performance of a range of clinical procedures and assessments within primary health care and community settings.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Community Staff Nurses are integral members of the district nursing team providing clinical care to a range of patients with acute and chronic health problems. The post includes the performance of a range of clinical procedures and assessments within primary health care and community settings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • State Registration on Part 1 of the 3 part NMC register.
  • Additional clinical qualifications or equivalent derived through experience at diploma / degree level if experienced.
  • Newly qualified staff will be required to undertake the Trust preceptorship programme within the first year in post.
  • Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • State Registration on Part 1 of the 3 part NMC register.
  • Additional clinical qualifications or equivalent derived through experience at diploma / degree level if experienced.
  • Newly qualified staff will be required to undertake the Trust preceptorship programme within the first year in post.
  • Registered Mentor. Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Foundry House

The Oval

Bedlington

NE22 5HS


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Foundry House

The Oval

Bedlington

NE22 5HS


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Locality Lead

Janice Adams

janice.adams2@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

07786800675

Details

Date posted

02 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5456890SC

Job locations

Foundry House

The Oval

Bedlington

NE22 5HS


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