Community Staff Nurse - Kirkby Lonsdale District Nurses

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

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Job summary

A secondment will be considered for internal applicants with prior agreement from your current line manager.

Lunesdale District Nurses to cover Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale and surrounding areas. The community care group has an exciting opportunity to recruit to a permanent 18.75hr community staff nurse band 5 position starting as soon as possible.

We would like an enthusiastic and highly motivated band 5 Community Nurse who will be happy to work in an evolving district nursing service. The successful applicant will be committed to working closely with health and social care colleagues to provide high quality care to patients with a wide range of medical conditions in the community setting.

Main duties of the job

The role requires excellent communication skills as you will be undertaking complex nursing assessments and developing and delivering programmes of care for patients and carers. The district nurses work a 24hr service and there is an expectation that you may be required to support this to ensure service delivery.

You will need to work collaboratively with other professionals, voluntary sector and informal carers to promote excellent care to patients in their own homes and community setting.

You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated team who are friendly and approachable. We are very patient focused and staff development is high on our agenda. As part of our team we want to develop all staff to the highest standard.

You will need a full UK drivers licence and access to a car in order to fulfil this role.

About us

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Date posted

08 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

331-C10820924

Job locations

Kirkby Lonsdale District Nurses

Lunesdale Surgery

Kirkby Lonsdale

LA6 9HQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse

Desirable

  • Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
  • Leg ulcer management
  • Tissue Viability

Experience and Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of Professional and personal development via a portfolio
  • Scope of Professional practice
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Reflective Practice
  • Knowledge of Primary Health Care Teams

Desirable

  • Experience of Clinical Audit
  • District Nursing experience

Management

Essential

  • Effective time management

Desirable

  • Demonstrate and awareness of current National and Local NHS activity within the acute and primary care settings

Personal

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Computer literacy
  • Innovative
  • Team orientated
  • Pro-active
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Organisational skills
  • Car owner/driver and full UK license

Research and Development

Desirable

  • Experience of research and development
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse

Desirable

  • Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
  • Leg ulcer management
  • Tissue Viability

Experience and Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of Professional and personal development via a portfolio
  • Scope of Professional practice
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Reflective Practice
  • Knowledge of Primary Health Care Teams

Desirable

  • Experience of Clinical Audit
  • District Nursing experience

Management

Essential

  • Effective time management

Desirable

  • Demonstrate and awareness of current National and Local NHS activity within the acute and primary care settings

Personal

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Computer literacy
  • Innovative
  • Team orientated
  • Pro-active
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Organisational skills
  • Car owner/driver and full UK license

Research and Development

Desirable

  • Experience of research and development

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

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Address

Kirkby Lonsdale District Nurses

Lunesdale Surgery

Kirkby Lonsdale

LA6 9HQ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Address

Kirkby Lonsdale District Nurses

Lunesdale Surgery

Kirkby Lonsdale

LA6 9HQ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

District Nurse Team leader

Andrea Jennings

andrea.jennings@mbht.nhs.uk

01524271487

Date posted

08 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

331-C10820924

Job locations

Kirkby Lonsdale District Nurses

Lunesdale Surgery

Kirkby Lonsdale

LA6 9HQ


Supporting documents

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