Community Staff Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Have you ever thought about working in the community? Are you passionate about delivering high quality person centred care to patients within their own homes?

We have excellent opportunities for you to work in Community District Nursing Services. The post is based at Preston West. Working hours are from 07:45-22:00.

Working as a member of the team, you will provide holistic, high quality, clinically effective care to patients, working under the guidance and support of the Team Leader and Team Manager.

If you are a Registered Nurse or you are thinking about returning to practice after a career break or following retirement, this is the perfect opportunity for you to engage directly with our nursing teams across our community.

All our staff are encouraged and supported to develop within their roles, to meet the changing needs of the service and their own personal and professional development goals.

Main duties of the job

Chorley & Withnell District Nurses- based at Coppull Clinic, PR7 5EJ

Community Nurses are highly skilled practitioners who carry out interventions which include:-

Holistic assessment of needs
Wound care
End of life and palliative care
Lower limb assessment and management
Diabetes management
Bladder and bowel care
Safeguarding/ MDT working
IV therapy
Admission avoidance
Discharge facilitation
Sepsis screening

The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills to provide a high standard of care to ensure a positive patient experience.

Experience in community care is an advantage however the post is also suitable for newly qualified nurses. We have an excellent preceptorship programme which all our newly qualified staff will follow.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

06 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN723-SHA-G

Job locations

Chorley & Withnell

Coppull Clinic, Coppull, PR7 5EJ.

Preston

PR7 5EJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Interview date 22nd May 2024.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Interview date 22nd May 2024.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First level registered nurse
Diploma in health related area or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of NMC standards and implications for practice
Knowledge of high clinical standards

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication both written and verbal
Ability to work independently in community setting
Ability to problem solve and make clinical decisions

Experience

Essential

Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First level registered nurse
Diploma in health related area or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of NMC standards and implications for practice
Knowledge of high clinical standards

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication both written and verbal
Ability to work independently in community setting
Ability to problem solve and make clinical decisions

Experience

Essential

Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working

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.