Job summary
The Glades Neighbourhood Team is a friendly, supportive, and
hardworking team who are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us. We
pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients in the Wyre Forest in
Worcestershire. The team operates from 07:30am to 18:30pm on a seven-day rota
including weekends and Bank Holidays, various shift patterns are available.
Flexible working opportunities such as compressed hours are available.
This post is for 30 hours over 4 days out of 7 on a rota basis
including weekends & Bank Holidays (30 hours over 3 days out of 7 would
also be considered).
We are looking to recruit a Community Nurse who is innovative, dynamic,
and keen to join the team in supporting us to deliver high quality care, and to
continue our development of integrated care in the community. The role is
varied and rewarding.
We
are looking for passionate Nurses who are excited by change and are keen to
help shape a new way of delivering nursing care in the community. We are a team of health care professionals
who are focused on compassionate care. We work closely with our GPs and ANPs
and work hard at developing relationships with other primary care services,
drawing on the skills of our MDT colleagues to manage complex patients and
ensure our services are responsive and patient centred.
Main duties of the job
The role will require:
- The
ability to work flexibly on a rota basis
- An
enthusiastic, motivated, and innovative thinker to become part of a primary
care facing community
- The
ability to work autonomously and manage your own caseload and work within a
multi-disciplinary team
- The
ability to problem-solve and manage time effectively
- The
ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels
- Experience
of working in a fast paced and varied environment
- The
ability to travel to deliver care services
Your typical working day will include home visits for adults over
18 years of age needing a range of nursing interventions. These include caring
for people reaching the end of their life, managing their pain relief and other
symptoms in a sensitive and compassionate manner, all types of wound care
including post operative wounds, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and complex
dressing regimes - you will become expert in tissue viability. Other skills
required will be in IV therapy and other injectable drug administration and
holistic assessment of a persons needs, taking in to account their environment
and social circumstances.
Back at your base, you will be involved in team meetings,
goal/care planning and evaluation and handover meetings. As part of the role,
you will support pre-registration students in a supervisor and / or assessor
capacity. You will also be required to support band 4s and HCAs. Your input
is a valuable part of the teams work.
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
- Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the
organisation and promote these on a 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.
- Take responsibility for the caseload in the absence of
the Senior Community Nurse when required.
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
- Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the
organisation and promote these on a 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.
- Take responsibility for the caseload in the absence of
the Senior Community Nurse when required.
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
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, and clinical governance
Desirable
- 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
- 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
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
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
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, and clinical governance
Desirable
- 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
- 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
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
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).
