Overview
There is an exciting opportunity to join the community Nursing Teams based in Stanton Suffolk covering a rural site as a Band 6 Junior Sister. The nursing teams form part of the Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) and would see the successful applicant joining one of our dynamic and friendly team of community nurses, therapists, community matrons, EIT and Virtual ward, and colleagues across social care. You will be providing nursing services to patients in the community and have the chance to work in an autonomous manner with the support of the wider multidisciplinary team including the Community Matrons, tissue viability team and diabetic nurse specialists. Within your role you will be able to provide clinical and supervisory leadership to staff and students within the team. Supporting the management of the nursing staff by taking responsibility, in partnership with the District Nurse, for the day-to-day co‑ordinating, planning and delivery of the nursing services within the INT.
Responsibilities
* Provide nursing services to patients in the community, working autonomously with multidisciplinary support.
* Provide clinical and supervisory leadership to staff and students.
* Support management of nursing staff, coordinating, planning and delivering services in partnership with the District Nurse.
* Manage patients with multiple and complex needs using evidence‑based practice, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating interventions to improve health.
* Lead INT quality improvement projects and conduct monthly clinical audits.
Qualifications
* Band 6 Junior Sister.
* Experience in leadership.
* Clinical experience in palliative care, wound management and catheter management.
* Proficiency in evidence‑based practice and audit work.
About the Trust
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community. We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high‑quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings. The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge. Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital. We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team. With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be. We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone’s voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are. Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
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