Band 5 Community Nurse Bournville Team - Central Locality

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Bournville Community Nursing Team in Birmingham is seeking a Band 5 Community Nurse to join the planned community nursing team based at Charlotte Road Health Centre. You will care for patients in their own homes, working with a multidisciplinary team to promote independence and wellbeing, with skills ranging from diabetes care to end-of-life care.

The role operates 8am–6pm, requires a full driving licence and car, involves weekend working and bank holidays, and is part-time with a permanent

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current registration (Adult) and mentor/assessor qualification or working towards
• Demonstrates up-to-date evidence-based clinical practice and patient advocacy in community settings
• Experience in multidisciplinary team environments and home-based care

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a planned team delivering care to patients in their own homes.
• Provide a range of clinical skills from diabetes care to end-of-life care and wound care as needed.
• Act as advocate for patients, coordinating with other disciplines to optimise care.

Skills

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

IT literacy

Time management

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)

Mentor and assessor qualification or equivalent

Job description

Band 5 Community Nurse Bournville Team - Central Locality

This is an exciting opportunity to join our excellent planned community nursing team based at Charlotte Road Health Centre.

We are looking for a highly motivated applicant who is interested in meeting the challenge of working on the community with patients in the home setting. You will be working with a variety of disciplines within the multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for patients to ensure their independence and well being.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a planned team of community nurses delivering care to patients in their own homes. You will need to be competent in many clinical skills ranging from diabetes care/insulin injections up to providing end of life care to patients who's preferred place of death is at home. There is also a need to have a passion for wound care and to place the patient at the centre of your working day often acting as an advocate for them.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Job responsibilities

The service operates between the hours of 8 am to 6pm over 7 days per week and the working pattern for the successful candidate will include weekend working and bank holiday periods. This post requires the successful candidates to be highly mobile so requires a full driving license and car available for work.

Please note, driving is a requirement of this role, although reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act can be considered for alternative methods of travel if required

Service Hours

The service currently operates between the hours of 8am to 6pm over 7 days a week.

Person Specification

• Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
• Mentor and assessor qualification or equivalent or working towards
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting

Skills/knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice.
• Excellent communication Analytical skills and a problem solving approach
• IT literate
• Awareness of the complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population
• Effective time management

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work under pressure
• Effective Team Member Leadership and interpersonal qualities

Other Job Requirements

• Needs to be independently mobile through out the organisation. This post is assessed as require a Car driver
• Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota.
• Ability to work across various sites in Birmingham

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

820-8218240-COM

Job locations

Bournville Community Nursing Team