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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
Exmouth, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
05.05.2025
Expiry Date:
19.06.2025
Job Description:
Role Summary
* To assess, provide and review nursing care, advice and information to patients and carers within the home environment or appropriate care setting in a safe and professional manner using evidence-based knowledge.
* Aim to wherever possible maintain patients in their own preferred place of care, enabling them to maximise their independence and optimise their quality of life.
* To work under the direction of the Community Specialist Nurse and the Nurse Team Manager (Community or Hospital) using their skills and knowledge as a Registered Nurse.
* To be expected to hold a designated caseload and deputise in the absence of the Community Specialist Nurse.
About the Role
Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a career in the community?
In the Exmouth, Budleigh, Woodbury Cluster, we have exciting opportunities for you to join our Community Nursing teams. We work in a coastal seaside area and look forward to you joining our teams covering 6 GP practices.
As a Registered Nurse in the Community, you will provide person-centred care based on holistic nursing assessments to plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care. You will promote and support self-management, work with people to manage long-term conditions, prevent hospital admissions, and support early discharge from inpatient settings. The role also focuses on developing your clinical skills and supporting individuals at the end of life. You will work within a Community Nursing Team, part of the wider Adult Health and Social Care Team, collaborating with various providers to meet nursing needs in home or residential settings.
Experience in Community Nursing is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided and supported.
We welcome applications from newly qualified Registered Nurses, including those due to qualify soon. The trust offers a comprehensive preceptorship programme to support new nurses.
Career development opportunities include education in specialist areas such as Tissue Viability, End of Life Care, and Long-term Conditions, with link Nurse roles to support continuous professional development. Opportunities to study for the Specialist Nurse Practitioner qualification, awarded over a two-year programme, are also available.
For more details on the Job Description and Responsibilities, please click the link below.
Working Pattern:
Interview Date: To be confirmed
For further information, please contact: Amanda Kingsland, Community Nurse Team Manager, via email or phone.
As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status, including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy when sufficient applications are received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April, bringing together the expertise of the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern, and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over [number], making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, provided to more than [number], cover over 2,000 square miles across Devon, with some specialist services extending to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver emergency, specialist, and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Our services include community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, care in people’s homes, primary care, specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies, and collaborations with local universities enable us to lead in research and innovation, providing world-class care.
Our values are central to our work. Click here to learn more.
It is an exciting time to join the Royal Devon as you help shape our services during our ongoing integration.
Looking after you is important to us.
We support a healthy work-life balance through flexible working and family-friendly policies.
Starting in the NHS, you’ll get days of paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with service length.
Benefits include access to occupational health, counselling, wellbeing activities, and support for professional development, including funding for courses and placements.
Financial benefits include:
* Discount services like Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
* Salary sacrifice schemes, including onsite nursery at Exeter.
* Car lease schemes.
* The NHS Pension scheme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
If interested, we look forward to hearing from you.
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