Community Staff Nurse - Ross On Wye DN Team
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Wye Valley NHS Trust
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About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust .
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
www.wyevalley.nhs.uk
[email protected]
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Key details
Location
SiteRoss District Nursing TeamAddressRoss Community HospitalTownRoss On WyePostcodeHR9 5ADMajor / Minor RegionHereford
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursPart time - 30 hours per week
Salary
Salary£29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 5)
Specialty
Main areaSouth West Locality
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Job Overview
The key principles of Wye Valley Trust are to improve the health and well-being of the people we serve in Herefordshire and surrounding areas. We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our wonderful District Nursing Team.
The Ross-On-wye District Nursing Team are a very supportive and dedicated team, we are an incredibly engaging, positive and hard-working team, providing care and support to patients in their own homes, as well as the wound clinic which is based at Ross Community Hospital.
PLEASE NOTE - This role will be predominantly running the Ross DN Team Wound Clinic which is based in Ross Community Hospital. Wound Clinic provides care and treatment for non-housebound patients for a variety of wounds, therefore a knowledge of how to manage and treat wounds is necessary. As part of this role you will be expected to undertake catheter changes, bladder scans, CVAD management, drains, nephrostomy care, Dopplers and Compression. The trust will provide training for all of these skills, you will be fully supported to develop within the clinic role.
The Wound clinic currently runs 4 days a week between 8 and 4pm, where the demand is high the clinic also runs on some bank holidays.
We work closely with a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams, including GP's, Palliative Care Nurses, Therapy Teams, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
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Wound Clinic Role
Main duties of this role include, but are not limited to;
* Wound care/Dopplers/Compression - Managing chronic wounds in the Community. - CVAD and drain management - Chemotherapy disconnect - Holistic assessments - Post operative care following discharge - Catheter changes/TWOC/bladder scans. - Nephrostomy Care
Working for our organisation
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right timeall the time.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
* RN1
* Registered with NMC
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
* Health and Safety awareness
* Good Computer skills particularly Microsoft packages
Desirable criteria
* Wound Care
* Palliative Care
* Long term conditions
Experience
Desirable criteria
* Community experience
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
* Flexibility to meet the changing demands of the Organization
Desirable criteria
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Ability to negotiate and influence, in difficult situations.
* Good time management and ability to meet deadlines.
* Assertiveness and confidence.
Other Factors
Essential criteria
* Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
Documents
* 229-IC-7113528 JDPS (, 375.9)PDFKB
* WVT Benefits (, 621.7)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameAmanda PearsonJob titleSenior District Nursing Team LeadEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07496 011550
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals
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