Job summary
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested
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Community-based working. Will need driving licence & access to a car.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our excellent planned community nursing team based in Boldmere covering the 4 council wards around the area.
We are looking for a highly motivated applicant who is interested in meeting the challenge of working on the community with patients in the home setting. You will be working with a variety of disciplines within the multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for patients to ensure their independence and well being.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a planned team of community nurses delivering care to patients in their own homes. you will need to be competent in many clinical skills ranging from diabetes care/insulin injections up to providing end of life care to patients who's preferred place of death is at home. There is also a need to have a passion for wound care and to place the patient at the centre of your working day often acting as an advocate for them.
About us
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Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The service operates between the hours of 8 am to 6pm over 7 days per week and the working pattern for the successful candidate will include weekend working and bank holiday periods. This post requires the successful candidates to be highly mobile so requires a full driving license and car available for work.
For full details refer to JD.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The service operates between the hours of 8 am to 6pm over 7 days per week and the working pattern for the successful candidate will include weekend working and bank holiday periods. This post requires the successful candidates to be highly mobile so requires a full driving license and car available for work.
For full details refer to JD.
Person Specification
Professional qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
- Mentor and assessor qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice.
- Excellent communication Analytical skills and a problem solving approach
- IT literate
- Awareness of the complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population
- Effective time management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure
- Effective Team Member Leadership and interpersonal qualities
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Needs to be independently mobile through out the organisation. This post is assessed as require a Car driver
- Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota.
- Ability to work across various sites in Birmingham
Person Specification
Professional qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
- Mentor and assessor qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice.
- Excellent communication Analytical skills and a problem solving approach
- IT literate
- Awareness of the complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population
- Effective time management
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure
- Effective Team Member Leadership and interpersonal qualities
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Needs to be independently mobile through out the organisation. This post is assessed as require a Car driver
- Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota.
- Ability to work across various sites in Birmingham
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).
