Band 6 - Community Nurse, Home First - Newcastle

Athona Limited; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare recruitment agency as a Senior Nurse Co-Ordinator. This role involves providing essential patient care across the community, ensuring quality support for individuals with complex needs. You'll work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the ethos of promoting independence and rehabilitation. With flexible hours and competitive pay rates, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of patients while enjoying the support of a dedicated team. If you're passionate about nursing and looking for a role that values your expertise, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Negotiable excellent rates of pay

Weekly payroll

24/7 out of hours support

CPD accredited

Industry-leading revalidation support

Exclusive discount codes

Referral scheme up to £200

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months NHS experience within the last 2 years.
• Full NMC registration and Enhanced DBS required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, manage, plan, and deliver patient care in the community.
• Support peers and supervise pre-registration students.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Clinical experience in acute or community settings

Independent decision-making

Complex issue resolution

Chronic disease management

Education

Full NMC registration

Enhanced DBS for Adult and Child

Job description

Job title: Senior Nurse Co-Ordinator

Band: 6

Location: Newcastle with the ability to travel to allocated work base.

To provide: patient visits across Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire

Hours: Part time/ Full time / Ad-hoc – Line of work contract

Shift hours: negotiable service open 0900-20.00, seven days a week

Rates:

1. £27.00 per hour Day Rate
2. £34.00 Saturday
3. £40.00 Sunday

JOB PURPOSE: The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable. The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies. The Home First Team prides themselves on the delivery of quality care to community patients, many with complex needs. All staff promote the philosophy of self-care and the promotion of independence whilst offering the facilities of rehabilitation and assessment. The ethos of the team is to support people to remain in their own home and to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. The team also work to facilitate safe hospital discharges for patients leaving acute care and to offer them nursing support in their own home environment.

The service operates as a multi-disciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Support Staff, with close links to social care. The North Home First Team covers the whole of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and provides clinical support for patients in the community to either avoid potential hospital admissions or to support people to return home through the discharge to assess pathway following a period of acute care in hospital.

Minimum Requirements: To be considered for this role you need a minimum of 6 months NHS experience within the last 2 years.

Key Skills:

1. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment
2. Clinical experience in either an acute or community setting
3. Understanding of the aims and objectives of the national discharge to assess pathway and national reporting/ timescales
4. Experience of making independent decisions
5. Experience of resolving complex issues/situations
6. Experience of ensuring practice is based on sound evidence and clinical audit
7. Understand the importance of chronic disease management and rehabilitation within the community

To be considered for this post applicants will need:

1. Full NMC registration
2. Enhanced DBS for Adult and Child

Why Athona: Athona is one of the UK’s leading on-framework healthcare recruitment agencies, with a reputation for building professional and personable relationships with our candidates and Trusts nationwide. After almost two decades in the business, we pride ourselves on taking great care and detail in every candidate that we place, and we believe that there is an art to being a good recruiter. This is what we call, ‘The Art of Recruitment.’

Negotiable excellent rates of pay, with weekly payroll. One point of contact and 24/7 out of hours support available. We’re CPD accredited. Industry-leading revalidation and appraisal support team. Benefit from our exclusive discount codes. Referral scheme – receive up to £200 for Nurses recommendation.

If this job sounds of interest to you, get in touch by applying today to find out more.

Direct contact to: Janeth Soluta

Contact number: 01277245901

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