Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nurse to join Riverside
Neighbourhood Team in Worcester. Within the community nursing role you will
reap the rewards of being an autonomous practitioner to deliver individual
patient care. This will give you the rewarding opportunity to provide holistic
care to patients.
This is full time post, but we would
consider applicants looking for part time.Shift patterns include 07.30-15.30, 08.30-16.30, and
10.30-18.30. Flexible working opportunities are available and we would welcome
you to discuss these options at interview.
The Team consists of
Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Healthcare
Assistants and admin staff with the wider multidisciplinary team. We are
looking for a highly motivated, flexible team player with a strong, quality
driven patient focus and an ability to work through change to embed new ways of
delivering care. In return we provide you with compassionate leadership within
a supportive team environment and an individual induction package. You will be
fully supported to gain new skills and experience to deliver high quality
nursing care to patients in their own home, clinic and residential settings. You
will also have the opportunity for professional development and progression. You
should have excellent clinical, written and verbal communication skills. We
would love for you to join us in this transformational community care journey
within the Worcester Neighbourhood Team.
Main duties of the job
A typical day as community nurse may start with greeting a
diabetic patient and administering their insulin, followed by supporting
patients at the end of their life to ensure gold standard care is delivered.
You may then visit a few patients to dress a leg ulcer or post op wound,
followed by changing a catheter to flushing a patients central line. You may be
called out to an urgent care response visit where a patient needs to be seen
and assessed within 2 hours. Following a list of visits you will have team
handover, this gives you the opportunity to discuss complex situations with your
colleagues and undertake clinical supervision. No day is the same within the
community and each day is as rewarding as the next, whether youve healed a leg
ulcer or given a patient the best possible care at the end of their life. One
thing we promise you is that community nursing is never boring!
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
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you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the
values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues,
always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner
within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatment
interventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings to
enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain
in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through a
combination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate and
support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and
their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
Regularly take responsibility for
the caseload in the absence of the Senior Community Nurse.
For
full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job
description and person specification attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the
values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues,
always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner
within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatment
interventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings to
enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain
in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through a
combination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate and
support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and
their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
Regularly take responsibility for
the caseload in the absence of the Senior Community Nurse.
For
full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job
description and person specification attached
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
Knowledge
Essential
- Variety of evidence based clinical skills
- Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
Desirable
- Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Cannulation
- Management of syringe drivers
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
- Mentor award
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Team player
- Able to cope under pressure
- Compassion and empathy skills
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
Knowledge
Essential
- Variety of evidence based clinical skills
- Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
Desirable
- Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Cannulation
- Management of syringe drivers
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
- Mentor award
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Team player
- Able to cope under pressure
- Compassion and empathy skills
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
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).
