Community Nurse

NHS Trust; Louth; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working

Résumé du poste

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking Registered Nurses to join the Louth and Wolds District Nursing Team. A full-time, permanent position is available with flexible working patterns.

You will deliver care in patients' homes, clinics and care homes, and be responsible for assessing needs, planning, delivering and evaluating nursing care with evidence-based practice. A 12-week induction and preceptorship are provided.

Qualifications

• Registered with UK NMC as an adult nurse.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Mentorship or supervisor qualification desirable.
• May hold V100/V150 prescribing where applicable.

Responsabilités

• Provide nursing care to patients in homes, clinics and care settings.
• Assess needs, plan, deliver and evaluate care using evidence-based practice.
• Work autonomously and as part of the MDT to coordinate care.
• Travel to patient homes across rural areas of Lincolnshire.

Connaissances

Clinical skills

Communication

IT systems

Record keeping

Formation

NMC registered adult nurse

CPD evidence

Mentorship qualification

V150 prescribing training

Description du poste

Main area Community nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: full time Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full time - 5 days a week) Job ref 818-NUR329-A

Site Wolds and Louth DN Team Town Louth Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum, Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/2026 23:59

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at LCHS.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our teams – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.

Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.

Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the LCHG team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients. We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job overview

Lincolnshire Community Heath Service (LCHS) have an opportunity for Registered Nurses to join their Louth and Wolds District Nursing Team

We have a vacancy 1 full time permanent position

As a community staff nurse you will be required to work autonomously and as part of a team, delivering care to patients in their own homes, care homes and clinic settings. Successful candidates will be responsible for assessing care needs, and the planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care using innovative evidence based practice.

Main duties of the job

Community nursing is exceptionally rewarding as it allows wonderful therapeutic relationships to be developed with patients in their own homes. Working in this capacity embodies the person centred care approach and allows patients to truly be at the centre of care delivery.

The skillset of a community nurse is vast and non-exhaustive requiring knowledge and expertise in a range of areas. Examples of interventions provided are wound management, continence care, palliative care, medication administration and long term condition management. Close working with the MDT (Social Workers, GP's and Allied Health Professionals) to ensure that patients care is effectively co-ordinated, demonstrates a positive impact on our patients.

For more information about the role of a community nurse watch the following video from The Queen's Nursing Institute

‘Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As this is a community post, you must be able to travel to patients homes and clinic settings. Due to the rurality of Lincolnshire some areas are not well covered by public transport therefore having access to transport is essential.

The service works through the hours of 8:00am to 6:30pm 7 days a week and is covered by variable shift patterns of Early shifts 8:00am -4:00pm, Mid shifts 9.00-17.00 and late shifts of 10:30am - 6:30pm.

The Community Nursing service delivers a 12 week induction programme for all new staff. We also offer a robust preceptorship and clinical skills programme with an experienced clinical education team. This provides peer support in addition to the requisite training required to fulfil the role to its true potential.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, you are encourage to look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading and refer back to these documents when completing your application.

You should use your application form to show that you meet all or most of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification for the position. If you fail to demonstrate this in your answers, or you are unable to meet the criteria, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for an interview for that post.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate current 1st level UK NMC adult nurse registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Demonstration of mentorship, supervisor or assessor qualification and its use in practice
• Further relevant training e.g. palliative care, wound care, elderly care, diabetes
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Evidence of completed leadership modules/qualification
• Evidence of V100 or V150 Community Practitioner prescribing course undertaken
• Post registration qualifications e.g. palliative care, care of the elderly, wound care, continence or other relevant post remigration qualifications

Experience

• Can demonstrate experience of assessment, care planning and care delivery
• Experience of delegation and supervision of others
• Evidence of the application of research and evidence based careEvidence of experience in teaching / disseminating knowledge and skills
• Experience of team working
• Experience of health promotion/ coaching strategies

Skills

• Demonstrates a range of clinical skills pertinent to area of practice
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills including record keeping
• Demonstrates IT and electronic patient record systems
• Demonstrates ability to undertake practice audit

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK's most welcoming counties.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone.

Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 3 month period.

Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.

We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.

We encourage and support vaccination update as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, LCHS reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.