Community Staff Nurse- South West Community Team

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our Community Nursing Team within the South West District Nursing Team in the provision of planned and admission avoidance care to patients in the community.

We are looking for a caring, motivated, friendly Community Nurse to join our busy, professional and dynamic team. You should possess commitment to interdisciplinary team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care. You will be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for community nursing, as well as a desire for on-going professional development.

Ability to travel independently to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

To have a clear understanding of the vision of the Trust and be able to translate this into a local context for day to day administrative and operational implementation within a Community setting .
To assist the Caseload holders and Team Leader in promoting the vision and contributing to the establishment of an ethos of modern, customer orientated services and translates that into a culture of effective patient/user centred delivery.
The team provides nursing care to patients within their own homes or chosen place of residence offering an alternative to hospital admission, supporting timely discharge and enabling people to realise their potential.

We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training.

The post is covering 7 days 8am to 6pm service, on a Rota System.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

07 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6476278-OPS

Job locations

The Gateway, Auction House

Auction Yard

Craven Arms

SY7 9BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous NHS experience
Previous community experience
Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency
Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Uses evidence-based practice
Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change
Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills - ability to gain rapport at all levels
Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse on the NMC register
Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar
Commensurate with writing in service user case notes

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous NHS experience
Previous community experience
Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency
Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Uses evidence-based practice
Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change
Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills - ability to gain rapport at all levels
Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse on the NMC register
Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar
Commensurate with writing in service user case notes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).