Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Community Nurse
The closing date is 30 June 2025
An exciting opportunity has come up to joinour busy Neighbourhood Team. We are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking, Band5 Community Nurses to work 30 or 22.5 hours per week. Community Nursing is an integralpart of the NHS 5-year plan with an emphasis now being placed on admissionprevention.
You will need to be passionate about communityservices and shaping a new way of delivering care.
We are an integrated team who workcollaboratively and compassionately with therapists, local authority services,the urgent care response team and our colleagues from The Primary Care Networkto provide patient centred, responsive care which meets the complex and varyingneeds of our housebound community.
We are friendly, supportive and inclusive. Whilstwe are committed to providing a high standard of holistic, individualised care forour patients, we also value the wellbeing, needs and job satisfaction of ourteam.
We offer and encourage training andprofessional development. We have dedicated time for study and clinicalsupervision and the support of a learning and development team for guidancewith career progression.
If you would like to discuss this role, orhave any questions, please contact either Justine Knebel (07786545136) or HelenHedges (07501483203) for an informal chat.
Main duties of the job
The role requires
Theability to communicate effectively at all levels
Flexible workingto provide care across the local area (the service operates from 7:30am 6:30pm,Monday - Sunday incl bank holidays)
Anenthusiastic, motivated and innovative thinker.
Theability to work autonomously, manage your own case load and work within a multi-disciplinaryteam
Theability to problem solve
Experienceof working in a fast paced and varied environment
Full UKdriving licence and use of car.
Your typical working day willinclude home visits for adults over 18 years needing a range of nursinginterventions, including, but not limited to end-of-life care, all types ofwound care, IV therapy, PICC line care, catheter care. You will be responsiblefor holistic assessments of patients taking into consideration theirenvironment and social circumstances.
Youwill support in the education of student nurses, both pre and post registration,as well as nurse associates and health care assistants. As a band 5 nurse, youwill oversee patients and assist in decision making regarding their care. Youwill report to your immediate Band 6-line manager and have the support of thewider leadership team. You will also attend daily handovers and participate inMulti-disciplinary Team meetings.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.
What we offer;
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit ourwebsite.
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Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with thevalues and beliefs of the organisation.
Act as a role model to colleagues,always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use initiative and take responsibilityfor themselves and the quality of their work, documentation and the servicethey provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitionerwithin the wider integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment andtreatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other communitysettings. Promote independence and maximise independence, health and wellbeingwith a focus on patients remaining in their own homes for as long as possible.
Regularly take responsibility forthe caseload in the absence of the Senior Community Nurse.
For full details of the duties and criteriafor the role please refer to the job description and person specificationattached.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
* Self-motivated and able to motivate others
* Work effectively as part of a team
* Able to remain calm under pressure
* Be compassionate and empathetic
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
* Willingness to undertake further training
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (RN1)
* I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
* Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
* Practice Assessor training
Experience
* Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
* 2 years post registration experience
* Community nursing experience
* Experience of management of caseloads
Knowledge
* Variety of evidence based clinical skills
* Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
* Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working and clinical governance
* Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
* Venepuncture and IV therapy
* Cannulation
* Management of syringe drivers
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
* Clear and accurate documentation skills
* Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
* Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
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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