Community Nurse

Bidvane; Louth; A distancia; GBP 29.000 - 37.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flex‑ible working options

Induction programme

Preceptorship and clinical skills team

Peer support

Earn-while-you-learn apprenticeship

Descripción de la vacante

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a permanent full-time Community Nurse in the Louth and Wolds District Nursing Team. You will assess needs in homes, care homes and clinics, plan and deliver nursing care, and work within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

The role requires current UK NMC adult nurse registration, and you will cover shifts from 8am to 6:30pm across seven days, with the need for own transport due to rural areas.

Formación

• Mentorship/supervisor/assessor qualification and its use in practice.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Post-registration training in palliative, wound, elderly or diabetes care.

Responsabilidades

• Assess patients in their homes, care homes and clinics.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care using evidence-based practice.
• Deliver wound care, continence care, palliative care and medication administration.
• Coordinate patient care with the multidisciplinary team.
• Build therapeutic, person-centred relationships with patients.
• Work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Travel to patients' homes and clinic settings.
• Cover shifts 8am–6:30pm, seven days a week.

Conocimientos

Mentorship qualification

Evidence-based practice

Excellent communication

Independence in practice

Team collaboration

Record keeping

Wound care

Diabetes management

Educación

NMC registered adult nurse

CPD evidence

Herramientas

NHS IT systems

Electronic patient records

Descripción del empleo

A permanent full-time Community Nurse post in the Louth and Wolds District Nursing Team at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust. The nurse assesses care needs and plans, delivers and evaluates nursing care for patients in their homes, care homes and clinics, working both independently and within a wider team. Shifts run between 8am and 6:30pm, seven days a week, and the rural patch means the post-holder needs their own transport. Current UK adult nurse registration with the NMC is essential.

What the job involves

• Assess patients' care needs in their homes, care homes and clinics
• Plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care using evidence-based practice
• Deliver wound management, continence care, palliative care, medication administration and long-term condition management
• Co-ordinate patient care with the multidisciplinary team, including social workers, GPs and allied health professionals
• Build therapeutic, person-centred relationships with patients
• Work autonomously and as part of a team
• Travel to patients' homes and clinic settings
• Work variable early, mid and late shifts between 8am and 6:30pm, seven days a week

Qualifications

• Mentorship, supervisor or assessor qualification, and its use in practice
• Further relevant training, e.g. palliative care, wound care, elderly care or diabetes
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Registration & licences

• Current 1st level UK NMC adult nurse registration

Experience

• Assessment, care planning and care delivery
• Delegation and supervision of others
• Application of research and evidence-based care
• Teaching or disseminating knowledge and skills
• Team working

Skills & knowledge

• Range of clinical skills relevant to area of practice
• Excellent communication, including record keeping
• IT and electronic patient record systems

Other

• Access to transport to reach patients' homes and clinic settings

Nice to have

• Leadership modules or qualification
• V100 or V150 Community Practitioner prescribing course
• Post-registration qualifications, e.g. palliative care, care of the elderly, wound care or continence
• Experience of health promotion or coaching strategies
• Ability to undertake practice audit

What’s offered

• 12-week induction programme for new staff
• Preceptorship and clinical skills programme with an experienced clinical education team
• Peer support
• Flexible working options such as part-time, compressed hours, job shares and hybrid working, subject to business needs
• Earn-while-you-learn apprenticeship programme