Community Staff Nurse

Job overviewWe are looking for an enthusiastic Staff Nurse to work as part of the Planned and unplanned Adult Community Nursing team within North Lincolnshire Community Services completing planned District Nursing visits,To assist with the assessment of care needs the development of care plans, implementation of care and the evaluation of care. To carry out unsupervised delegated nursing duties as defined by the caseload holder, and to be an effective member of the network, developing and maintaining effective channels of communication with other professionals and agencies. Supervise and support unqualified staff, and act as mentor for pre-registration students.You must be flexible, caring, and professional and have the ability to remain calm under pressure.We expect you to provide advice and information to patients and their carers as appropriate.Main duties of the jobUndertake comprehensive and holistic assessment of the patient’s nursing care needs.Use this assessment to develop a plan of care, which is evidence based and planned in partnership with the patient whenever possible.Implement the planned programme of care, delegating duties appropriately and teaching and coordinating other members of the healthcare team, patient, family and carers.Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing care provided and make adjustments to the care plan as necessary. Feedback to caseload holder changes in the patient’s condition as soon as is practically possible.Advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness as an integral part of nursing duties.Maintain clinical records in accordance with NMC “Guidelines on Record Keeping” and Trust policies.Working for our organisationThe Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesFor more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on : patient / service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children / vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.Person specificationOccupational ExperiencePrevious Community Nursing experience.Proficient in additional Community Nursing Competencies required, eg, Phlebotomy, male catheterisation.Personal QualitiesCar owner / driver.Clean driving licence.Registered NurseRegistered NurseEmployer certification / accreditation badges #J-18808-Ljbffr