District nurse

3 months ago

Wells, United Kingdom Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a new opportunity or an experienced community nurse wanting to work within a brilliant team? We have a Community Staff Nurse position available, based at West Mendip hospital, Glastonbury.

Our service covers the urban and rural areas of West Mendip, working dayshifts 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm or 10am-6pm. You'll also work a small amount of twilight shifts per month (2pm-10pm) and weekends which include additional unsocial hours enhanced payments, there are no night shifts. We offer flexible working solutions where possible to ensure a work-life balance and part-time hours will be considered.

You'll need to be a car driver with your own vehicle to visit patients. We offer a generous mileage allowance to cover the use of your car for NHS business, which includes both mileage and depreciation.

If you're a qualified RN looking for a rewarding challenge to advance your nursing career, join our friendly, and highly skilled team of nurses and support staff. We also welcome applications from newly qualified nurses, where we can offer you preceptorship to support and guide you in your new role.

Main duties of the job

As a community RN, you'll provide care to patients in their homes, managing a range of complex health issues and collaborating with various other 'll develop a broad range of nursing skills, including IV medication administration, palliative and end-of-life care, complex wound management, catheter and continence care, diabetes management, PICC line care, medication administration, and drain tube 'll need to make autonomous clinical decisions and create holistic care plans, with the support of your colleagues and Team Leaders. Comprehensive training and guidance will be provided by our training department and dedicated clinical lead.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone

Job description

Job responsibilities

Community Nurses work as part of a team providing high quality and compassionate care to individuals. The Community Nurse is an autonomous practitioner who is responsible for the holistic assessment of both complex and simple care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care and delegation of care where appropriate to other members of the team. They will support the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of high-quality care to enable individuals to achieve their person-centred goals.

The Community Nurse will take responsibility of the patient's care pathway and non --clinical duties in the absence of the Team Leader. They will have the understanding to address complex problems in their day-to-day work, reporting concerns to a Team Leader.

The Community Nurse will be able to work effectively as part of a team and will always act within the limits of their competence, knowing who to ask for help and support as required. Community Nurses will operate within agreed ways of working, following the relevant standards, policies and protocols used in their workplace including the standards in the NMC Code, Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Appropriately registered with the Professional body as per post requirementsRelevant degree in Nursing or equivalent qualificationEvidence of continuing professional development and to have undertaken post registration training

Desirable

Coaching and/or mentorship training

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of current national policies affecting the NHSKnowledge of relevant NHS legislationKnowledge of audit and research skillsUnderstanding of Clinical GovernanceKnowledge of physical health needs or know where to access appropriate adviceKnowledge of mental health needs or know where to access appropriate adviceAbility to undertake the higher-level clinical skills required for the specialist area

Desirable

Substantial experience in the required settingDemonstrate clinical and managerial leadership abilityExperience of working in multi-agency services.Experience of mentoringExperience of specialist working in District NursingDemonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of specialismExperience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual patient and of providing specialist adviceAble to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention

Additional Criteria

Essential

Able to demonstrate a good standard of English languageAbility to communicate in a professional way with people at all levels of understanding either face to face, on the telephone. email or writtenCompassionate - with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives remaining sensitive and empathetic.Compassionate - Open minded, treats colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect.Recognising in yourself and others the impact that frequent exposure to distressing circumstances has on care and compassion and being able to respond professionallyAbility to work autonomouslyProfessional and patient focussed approach, acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members.Ability to manage own time and time of othersAbility to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner.Ability to assess clinical situations and act appropriatelyAble to take instruction and direction and work effectively as part of a in a way that supports equality and diversity.

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