Bank Community Nurse 02/24

1 month ago

Brighton East Sussex, United Kingdom Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Full time

If you are newly registered or looking for a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a great opportunity to specialise in a highly diverse and rewarding field.Community nursing offers the applicants many specialties in one role.

As a trust bank nurse you will be able to choose a flexible working pattern to suit your work life balance in a variety of clinical settings working as part of a committed multidisciplinary team.

This job description gives a broad overview of the key responsibilities of a band 5 nurse bank. Guidance should be given by the nurse in charge on specific responsibilities and skills directly relating to your job assignment.

East Sussex Service Locations:

  • Crowborough, Southview Road, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 1HB
  • Uckfield Community Hospital Framfield Road Uckfield East Sussex TN22 5AW
  • Lewes Victoria Hospital, Nevill Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1PE
  • Chailey - Beggars Wood Road BN8 4JN
  • Brighton and Hove Intermediate Care Unit Laburnum Ave Hove BN3 7JW
  • Hove, BN3 7HY
  • Healthfield Community Health Centre TN21 0XG
  • Kleinwort Centre Butlers Green Road Haywards Heath West Sussex

West Sussex Service Locations:

  • Crawley Hospital, RH11 7DH,
  • Horsham Hospital, Hurst Road Horsham RH12 2DR
  • Worthing Hospital Lyndhusrt Rd, Worthing, BN11 2DH
  • Bognor WM Hospital, Shripney Rd, Bognor Regis, PO22 9PP
  • Arundel Hospital Chichester Road Arundel BN18 0A
  • Hayworthe Villa, RH16 1DB

More locations in West Sussex available.

More locations in East Sussex available.

Main duties of the job

Our Team consists of Administrators to support the Nursing Team, a number of Health Care Assistants, A Nursing Associate, Community Staff Nurses ranging from part time and full time. We also have Qualified District Nurses and Community Sisters who obtained modules within community nursing, Clinical Nurse Leads and a Team Lead. As part of our Frailty Service we also work together with all our Local Health, Social and Voluntary Sector to enable holistic support for our patients.

We provide a highly supportive approach with all staff to gain the competencies required for the role. This includes individual development for those who wish to pursue a pathway to gain the District Nursing qualification and towards a Clinical Nurse Lead role. Also for those who have a special interest in any of the community disciplines, we will ensure they have the access to expand on those skills. We have amazing feedback from the student nurses we support and are committed to succession planning for the future

About us

Why work for us?

  • We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
  • Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
  • A variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
  • Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
  • Excellent training and development opportunities tailored to individuals.
  • Research opportunities
  • Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
  • We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will see on the Person Specification some of the competencies and expectations you will either have or need to develop if you were successful. The main aspects of the role are Diabetic Management, Wound Management including Leg Ulcers diagnosis and treatment, Palliative care working very closely with the Hospice and GPs, Bladder and Bowel care including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.

As well as the traditional type of patients as stated above, we work in partnership with the local health and social providers covering a specific group of people under Frailty. This group includes Severely Frail (score based), Dementia diagnosis, End of Life, Complex Conditions and Care Home Patients.

Our goal is to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential


  • RN qualification / degree or diploma
  • ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards

Desirable


  • Evidence of a range of clinical competencies

Experience

Essential


  • Experience in a community setting

Skills

Essential


  • Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers
  • Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
  • A clear understanding of the role of Community staff nurse
  • Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
  • IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
  • Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision & professional codes of conduct
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable


  • Practice supervisor
  • Practice Assessor

Other

Essential


  • Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
  • Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and development
  • Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
  • Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and show openness to address them
  • Car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sussex

Brighton General Hospital, Elm Grove Brighton BN2 3EW

Brighton General Hospital

BN2 3EW

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