Band 5 District NurseGloucester Health and Care NHS TrustSpringbank Community Resource Centre, Springbank Way, Cheltenham GL51 0LGMonday to Friday 08:00-16:00 (37.5 Hours a week)ASAP Start - Ongoing Contract£20.00ph WeekdaysJob PurposeTo work as a member of the Community Nursing Team within an Integrated Community Team (ICT) delivering care to patients resident within an Integrated Care Team population. To provide a high standard of skilled nursing care to people in their own homes or clinic settings.Key ResponsibilitiesAssess patient and carers needs through strength based assessment.Develop individual care plans in partnership with patients and carers. This will include information, advice, sign-posting and education.Regularly evaluate care plans to ensure they are up to date and appropriate, reporting clinical changes or areas of concern to the appropriate member of the team.Provide skilled nursing care interventions, support and advice to colleagues, patients and carers.Work to reduce unwarranted variation in clinical practice, providing evidence based interventions which effectively enable people.Discuss issues relating to care and support of individual patients with other disciplines and agencies, and refer to those who can better meet their needs.Collaborate with colleagues in the Integrated Community Teams and other aligned services to enable people within their communities, maximising their poten...