Community Staff Nurse (OOHs)
The closing date is 05 November 2025
Halton OOH District Nursing service, are seeking a committed and enthusiastic individual to join their team as a community staff nurse, covering the night service.
Applicants must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, have a Patient centered approach to care, be highly motivated and able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
The district nursing service provides nursing care to the housebound population of Halton to patients in their own homes as well as residential care homes. We also provide a treatment room service for ambulant patients and provide a comprehensive range of clinical skills.
You will work under the direction of the District Nursing Sister delivering:
* Administration of IV medication/Medicines management
* Health Promotion
* End of life / supportive care.
* Holistic assessments
* Patient centered Care.
* Complex wound management
The District Nursing service is committed to supporting personal development. We offer a supportive 4-week supernumerary period for all new starters.
Please note there are 2 x part time posts available.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will perform holistic assessments of patient nursing needs. Plan, assess, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health needs utilising prescribing skills.
Ensure practice is evidence based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature to achieve a high standard of care.
Liaise with the District Nurse team leader to ensure information sharing in relation to patient care / changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages.
Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing.
Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery.
Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care.
Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC Standards.
To participate in the health needs assessment of the practice population to identify areas of unmet need.
Ability to work without direct supervision and to solve problems.
Work on a rota basis to facilitate weekend working across the district nursing teams.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them.
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred: We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide.
E- Empowered: We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest: We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional: We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead: We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient: We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job responsibilities
Undertakes the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients care needs.
Liaises with the District Nurse to ensure information sharing in relation to patient care / changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages.
Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing.
Liaises with other healthcare professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery.
Topromote the health and well-being within the family unit and community as a whole.
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs as the named nurse.
Plan, assess and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the District Nurse.
Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.
To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations.
To competently perform clinical skills related to the post.
To be professionally responsible for a delegated caseload under the supervision of the District Nurse.
To assess health needs at individual, practice and community level.
To undertake chronic disease management reviews using appropriate template.
Towork without direct supervision.
Person Specification
Job Specific Requirements
* The ability to travel independently across the Trust
* The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Skills and Attributes
* Able to perform complex assessments, plan, implement and evaluate care packages.
* Wide range of clinical skills including:
* Experience of working within palliative care.
* Able to communicate sensitive/unpleasant information to patients, relatives and/or carers.
* Knowledge of professional and NHS issues relating to specialist knowledge.
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care settings.
* Ability to communicate at a high level both verbally and written.
* Teaching and Assessing qualification
* Audit and research.
* Supra public catheterisation.
* Tissue viability qualification.
* IV Therapy
* Chronic disease management.
Qualifications
* NMC registered adult nurse
Sponsorship
* Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Experience
* Relevant Nursing experience
* Community experience
Relationships
* If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
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.
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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