An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the District Nursing Service in Northumberland for a full‑time Community Staff Nurse.
We are looking for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join our district nursing team in the Tweedmouth District, based in Berwick. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of an exciting service committed to providing patient‑centred care to patients in their own homes, residential care settings and in clinics, working closely with GP surgeries.
Key Responsibilities
* Work autonomously and as part of a team, reporting directly to the line manager and community nursing team lead, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for a diverse group of patients with a wide range of conditions and health needs.
* Develop and deliver programmes of health and social care.
* Provide care and support to patients with a terminal illness and their families, including emotional and bereavement support.
* Perform skilled nursing care including assessment, wound management, palliative care and catheterisation.
* Perform diagnostic tests such as Ankle Brachial Pressure Index using Doppler and interpret the results to determine further courses of action.
* Perform procedures requiring fine dexterity and skill such as venepuncture, drug administration by injection, and removal of sutures.
* Interpret results and communicate them to patients (e.g., blood glucose estimation). Explain aspects of care to patients and carers, allowing the opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns.
* Maintain and promote high standards of professional practice, including sharing approaches and experience with others.
* Maintain a duty of care to patients, carers and colleagues through personal and professional accountability.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus several smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
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