Bank Community Complex Care Nurse

NHS; Stone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a compassionate Bank Community Complex Care Nurse. This role involves providing high-quality, holistic patient care within a variety of community settings to support patients with complex health needs, aiming to enhance their independence and well-being.

Benefits

Counselling support and lifestyle information

Child Care Vouchers Scheme

NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

Opportunities for flexible working depending on the role

Career development opportunities and coaching

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience in community or critical care settings is essential.
• Qualifications in relevant areas are desirable.
• Experience in caring for patients within their own homes.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one complex care in the community for children and adults.
• Flexibly work hours to meet service needs and provide out-of-hours support.
• Support service provision due to staff absence.

Skills

Complex seizure management

Tracheostomy care

Ventilator care

Education

Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council RN Child, Adult or Learning Disability

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Community Complex Care Nurse

The closing date is 02 July 2025

Part time or full time, hours available will vary. Whilst we provide support for both days and nights.

We in the Community Complex Care Team pride ourselves on our delivery of excellent, holistic patient and family centred care within the home, school and a variety of community settings. All of our client group (Adults and Children) have highly complex physical health needs, which we meet in order to support their independence and enable them to lead fulfilling lives at home with their families.

We are a large, expanding team covering the whole of Staffordshire, with office bases in Stafford, Stoke-On-Trent, Tamworth & Lichfield. We operate in a Hub system, which is, based on geographical location. This allows us to ensure a supportive, small team feel across all hubs. We provide a 24/7 nurse on call service, ensuring a constant point of contact where support can be accessed.

Main duties of the job

Are you a compassionate and skilled nurse looking for a temporary opportunity to make a difference? We are seeking a dedicatedQualified Nurseswith ITU experience, tracheostomy care and ventilators to join our team on an as and when basis to provide one to one complex care in the community for children and adults.

This post requires significant and demonstrable post registration experience within complex or critical care settings.

By providing gaps in service provision due to staff sickness or short-term vacancy you will be supporting our patients to and their families in the community. The whole of your shift will be spent with the patient, so you are really making a difference.

The shifts are mainly waking nights with the occasional day cover.

When longer short-term care provision is required due to service demand we will discuss availability and resourcing with you.

Support and training can be offered to ensure you are confident and competent caring for patients with complex needs in the community.

About us

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

• Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

Job responsibilities

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents

The post holder will work their hours flexibly to meet the needs of the service. The team have a 24/7 on call provision to provide out of hours support.

Post-registration experience in a community, continuing health care environment or critical care is essential. A post registration qualification in a relevant area is desirable.

Must be able to travel across the Staffordshire locality.

Mileage can be claimed from one of our nearest bases of Stoke on Trent, Stafford, Tamworth or Lichfield for mileage purposes if over and above your home to base mileage.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oRegistered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council RN Child, Adult or Learning Disability

Knowledge & Experience

Experience

• PICU / ITU / Community Care post registration experience

Experience

• Experience in caring for patients within their own homes

Skills

• Complex seizure management and Trachy/vent/gastro care

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust