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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nurse - Hartismere Hospital

The closing date is 22 May 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Community nurse working within the Northwest Integrated Neighbourhood Team based at Hartismere Hospital in Eye. This is a 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity. Please note: This could be a Band 6 position depending on relevant experience. This will be assessed at interview

The team consists of district & community nurses, assistant practitioners, generic workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and social care workers. The team is led by a Nursing Clinical Lead, integrated with a Therapy Clinical Lead and overall managed by an INT manager. You will be required to work across the Northwest INT, and the wider community services to meet service requirements

The team is proud of their holistic approach to care. The team continues to change to support developments in NHS which includes close working relationships with the local statutory, non-statutory and voluntary services

You will be actively supported by regular supervision and individual annual appraisal. You will be expected to work autonomously and on behalf of the patients served by the local area. You will have access to skills development training relevant to the post

You will be required to work shifts covering the operational hours of 08:00 to 18:00 over 7 days

Due to being a community post applicants must hold a UK driving licence and have access to transport from the start of their employment

Main duties of the job

Your duties would include wound care, leg ulcer management, pressure area care, palliative care, venepuncture, attending GP multi-disciplinary team meetings, PICC line care, male, female suprapubic catheterisation, ordering equipment, support and mentoring of studentsand involvement in link roles such as tissue viability.

We offer a variety of training to up skill and maintain your clinical skills.

The team will provide support through in-service training and professional forums, mandatory training, 1:1 and personal development meetings as well as clinical rolling skills training via the practice development facilitators. We facilitate students on training and have close working relationships with neighbouring community teams in Health and Social Care.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR171-25

Job locations

Hartismere Hospital

Castleton Way

Eye

IP23 7BH


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent
  • Current NMC registration

Desirable

  • Leg Ulcer Management
  • IV Administration / cannulation
  • ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
  • Mentorship qualification is essential for the post, but not essential at interview
  • Previous experience working in the community.

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

  • Effective observational and reporting skills
  • IT and standard keyboard skills
  • Leadership Skills
  • Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aid
  • Clinical reasoning skills
  • Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent
  • Current NMC registration

Desirable

  • Leg Ulcer Management
  • IV Administration / cannulation
  • ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
  • Mentorship qualification is essential for the post, but not essential at interview
  • Previous experience working in the community.

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

  • Effective observational and reporting skills
  • IT and standard keyboard skills
  • Leadership Skills
  • Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aid
  • Clinical reasoning skills
  • Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

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.

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.

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hartismere Hospital

Castleton Way

Eye

IP23 7BH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hartismere Hospital

Castleton Way

Eye

IP23 7BH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Integrated Neighbourhood Team Manager

Barry Gibson

barry.gibson@esneft.nhs.uk

07940446344

Details

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR171-25

Job locations

Hartismere Hospital

Castleton Way

Eye

IP23 7BH


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