Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a new opportunity? We have a Community Staff Nurse position available within the team, based at Bridgwater Bay. Whichever base you choose, the team cross‑covers the whole area.
Our service covers the urban and rural areas of West Somerset, around Bridgwater. These positions are dayshifts and are usually 8am‑4pm, 9am‑5pm or 10am‑6pm. You’ll also work one twilight shift per week (2pm‑10pm) and one in four weekends, which include additional unsocial hours enhanced payments. There are no night shifts. We offer flexible working solutions where possible to ensure a work‑life balance and part‑time hours will be considered. You’ll need to be a car driver with your own vehicle to visit patients. We offer a mileage allowance to cover the use of your car for NHS business, which includes both mileage and depreciation.
As a community RN, you’ll provide care to patients in their homes, managing a range of complex health issues and collaborating with various other disciplines. You’ll also work closely with other teams, such as Hospital@Home, focused on preventing acute admission. You’ll develop a broad range of nursing skills, including IV medication administration, palliative and end‑of‑life care, complex wound management, catheter and continence care, diabetes management, PICC line care, medication administration, and drain tube management. You’ll need to make autonomous clinical decisions and create holistic care plans, with the support of your colleagues and Team Leaders. Comprehensive training and guidance will be provided by our two dedicated Clinical Lead nurses.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we’re committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
* Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
* NHS pension scheme for long‑term financial security
* Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
* A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you’ll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS‑specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Appropriately registered with the Professional body as per post requirements.
* BSc Adult Nursing
* RDNA Adult Nursing
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.
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