Job summary
Band 6 out of hours nursing sister required for the Overnight service covering the Stockport Community. You will be visiting patients in their own homes including residential homes at night providing unplanned palliative care, End of life support, catheter care, symptom control and any unscheduled nursing need required by the Stockport Community to help prevent a hospital admission.
You will be a community nurse with a keen interest in Palliative care and working out of hours. You will be working within a very knowledgeable welcoming team of nurses and Health care assistants with a robust preceptorship period.
You will be liaising with out of hours Medical team Master call as an when required acting as an advocate for patients and their families/Carers whilst also Liaising with the District nursing day teams.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for flexible, innovative practitioners' with a variety of clinical skills. The District Nursing Service provides care in patients' homes as well as residential homes caring for patients with complex needs and supporting carers.
The post holder should have good organisational and assessment skills be flexible and wiling to cover the service between the hours of 22:30hrs -08.00hrs , over a 7 day period. working with a well established team.
This post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable and approachable. The post holder will need to be a car driver and have a car available for work with a UK valid driving licence and able to upgrade care insurance to business use.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 6 Community nurse required for the Overnight service covering the Stockport Community. You will be visiting patients in their own homes including residential homes at night providing unplanned palliative care, End of life support, catheter care, symptom control and any unscheduled nursing need required by the Stockport Community to help prevent a hospital admission.
You will be a community nurse with a keen interest in Palliative care and working out of hours. You will be working within a very knowledgeable welcoming team of nurses and Health care assistants with a robust preceptorship period.
You will be liaising with out of hours Medical team Master call as an when required acting as an advocate for patients and their families/Carers whilst also Liaising with the District nursing day teams.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 6 Community nurse required for the Overnight service covering the Stockport Community. You will be visiting patients in their own homes including residential homes at night providing unplanned palliative care, End of life support, catheter care, symptom control and any unscheduled nursing need required by the Stockport Community to help prevent a hospital admission.
You will be a community nurse with a keen interest in Palliative care and working out of hours. You will be working within a very knowledgeable welcoming team of nurses and Health care assistants with a robust preceptorship period.
You will be liaising with out of hours Medical team Master call as an when required acting as an advocate for patients and their families/Carers whilst also Liaising with the District nursing day teams.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse
Desirable
- Nurse Prescriber V100
- Degree/Cert/Diploma Specialist Practitioner Nursing in the Home (District Nursing)
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of nursing issues
- Demonstrate research based practice
- Competencies within the scope of professional practice to meet service needs
- Up to date knowledge of community nursing issues
Desirable
- Ability to assess risk especially in relation to out of hours services relating to patients and staff
Experience
Essential
- Responsibility for a defined area that includes assessment, planning and implementation of care
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- 1st line management and evidence of management training
- Training of development of other staff members
- Working out of hours in a nursing team.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communication and organisation skills
- Self reflective practitioner
- Flexible
- Approachable
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Own transport, car driver or supported driver essential
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level registered nurse
Desirable
- Nurse Prescriber V100
- Degree/Cert/Diploma Specialist Practitioner Nursing in the Home (District Nursing)
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of nursing issues
- Demonstrate research based practice
- Competencies within the scope of professional practice to meet service needs
- Up to date knowledge of community nursing issues
Desirable
- Ability to assess risk especially in relation to out of hours services relating to patients and staff
Experience
Essential
- Responsibility for a defined area that includes assessment, planning and implementation of care
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- 1st line management and evidence of management training
- Training of development of other staff members
- Working out of hours in a nursing team.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communication and organisation skills
- Self reflective practitioner
- Flexible
- Approachable
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Own transport, car driver or supported driver essential
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).
