Band 5 Community Staff Nurses

Tameside Hospital; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to work across the 5 neighbourhoods of Tameside. You will join a MDT in the community, with induction support and a buddy, and may work across localities as required.

Newly qualified applicants will undertake a preceptorship programme, and the post holder will coordinate caseload in the absence of the team lead, while supervising junior staff and learners.

Qualifications

• Band 5 Community Staff Nurse (NHS) role.
• Newly qualified applicants will undertake a preceptorship programme.
• You will be allocated a team base and have induction facilitator plus a buddy.
• Role may involve working across localities as required.
• You will co-ordinate caseload in the absence of the team/senior lead and supervise learners.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient care needs and develop, implement and evaluate care plans.
• Coordinate and deliver nursing care within a Multi-Disciplinary Team in the community.
• Teach and supervise pre and post basic learners and unregistered staff.

Job description

The Tameside & Glossop District Nursing Service are currently looking to recruit Band 5 Community Staff Nurses. Our service works across the 5 neighbourhoods of Tameside. You will be allocated a team base upon appointment and will have the support of our induction facilitator alongside a designated 'buddy'. Newly qualified applicants will also undertake a preceptorship programme. The role may require you to work across the localities as a service need requirement. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a new and developing integrated organisation. If you are a self-motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you. The post holder will work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team in the Community and after period of induction will be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of clients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all client groups within the community. You will act in accordance with locally agreed standards of care and ensure that clinical procedures are correctly carried out. As an experienced nurse and as appropriate, you will co-ordinate the case load in the absence of the team/senior lead ensuring that effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support for junior staff within the team. You will pay a key role in the supervision and assessment of pre and post basic learners and unregistered staff providing a teaching role and acting as named supervisor.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Benefits

• flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.