Community Nurse

3 weeks ago

Worcester, United Kingdom Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nurse to join RiversideNeighbourhood Team in Worcester. This will give you the rewarding opportunityto provide optimal care to patients in their own home. Shift patterns include, , and Flexible working opportunities areavailable and we would welcome you to discuss these options at interview. Theteams consist of Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists,Healthcare Assistants and admin staff with GP, paramedic and social carecolleagues working closely alongside. We are looking for a highly motivated,flexible team player with a strong, quality driven patient focus and an abilityto work through change to embed new ways of delivering care. In return weprovide you with exciting development opportunities, excellent inductionpackage and a supportive team environment. You should have excellent clinical,written and verbal communication skills. To discuss informally if this is theright role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found onthe top right-hand side of the advert.

Main duties of the job

A typical day as community nurse may start with greeting adiabetic patient and administering their insulin, followed by supportingpatients at the end of their life to ensure gold standard care is delivered.You may then visit a few patients to dress a leg ulcer or post op wound,followed by changing a catheter to flushing a patients central line. You may becalled out to an urgent care response visit where a patient needs to be seenand assessed within 2 hours. Following a list of visits you will have teamhandover, this gives you the opportunity to discuss complex situations withyour colleagues and undertake clinical supervision. No day is the same withinthe community and each day is as rewarding as the next, whether youve healed aleg ulcer or given a patient the best possible care at the end of their life.One thing we promise you is that community nursing is never boring

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of theorganisation and promote these on day to day basis.

Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking tomaintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Use their initiative and take responsibility forthemselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide topatients.

Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated team providingrapid and planned assessment and treatment interventions to patients in theirown homes or other community settings to enable patients to maximise theirindependence, health and wellbeing and remain in their own homes for as long aspossible. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on clinicalskills and knowledge to treat, educate and support patients ona designated caseload and by working with patients andtheir carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.

Regularly take responsibility for the caseload in theabsence of the Senior Community Nurse.

For full details of the duties and criteriafor the role please refer to the job description and person specificationattached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (RN1) I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer

Desirable

Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes Mentor award

Additional Criteria

Essential

Self-motivated and able to motivate others Team player Able to cope under pressure Compassion and empathy skills Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

Desirable

Willingness to undertake further training

Experience

Essential

Experience gained during Pre-Registration training

Desirable

2 years post registration experience Community nursing experience

Knowledge

Essential

Variety of evidence based clinical skills Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance

Desirable

Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation Venepuncture and IV therapy Cannulation Management of syringe drivers

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to challenge poor behaviour Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking A positive attitude and able to act on feedback Ability to praise and be supportive to others Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats Ability to understand professional and ethical issues Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance

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