Job summary
The Evesham, Broadway, Bredon and Inkberrow (EBBI) Neighbourhood
Team is a friendly and hardworking team who are looking for an enthusiastic nurse
to join us at our base in Evesham.
The Neighbourhood team is looking to recruit a community nurse who
is happy to work across our whole patch with between 22.5 hours and 30 hours per week and
who is keen to join the team in supporting us to deliver high quality care.
We are looking for a passionate nurse who is excited by change and
keen to help shape a new way of delivering community nursing care. We work closely with our GPs and work hard
at developing relationships with primary care services, drawing on the skills
of our MDT colleagues to manage complex patients and ensure we are responsive,
and patient centred.
We will provide you with resources to develop your
career as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. If you would like to
discuss this role informally, get in touch with Recruiting Manager (top
right-hand side of the advert).
Main duties of the job
Role
requirements:
- Working flexibly across the local area (the
service operates 3 shifts within 7:30am 6:30pm, Mon-Sun)
- The ability to manage your own caseload and
work within an MDT
- The ability to problem solve and manage time
effectively
- Experience of working in a fast paced and
varied environment
Your typical day will include home visits for
adults of 18+ needing a range of nursing interventions. These include end of
life care, and pain and symptom management. Wound care: post-op wounds, leg
ulcers, pressure ulcers and complex dressing regimes. Other skills required
will be in IV therapy, injectable drugs, and holistic patient assessments.
Back at base, you will be
involved in team meetings and care planning. You may also support the teaching
of nurse students pre and post registration.
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. Its why we
were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022
Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We
value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays,
increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced
pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working
opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and
adoption support
- Wide range of staff networks such
as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
- Health service discounts and
online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice
schemes
- Health and wellbeing
opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
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
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
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
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
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
Person Specification
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
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
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
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
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).
