Community Nurse

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health and social care organization in Peterborough seeks a Community Staff Nurse for a 12-month secondment/fixed-term contract. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care in a community setting, with support from a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must be registered nurses or soon to qualify, with opportunities for professional development and learning in a supportive environment. Interested applicants can contact the Area Nursing Manager for further details.

Benefits

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Opportunity for community impact

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse or about to qualify.
• Experience with community care is an advantage.
• Ability to work autonomously within a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and plan interventions for patient care.
• Support and educate peers and new staff.

Skills

Registered Nurse qualification

Patient assessment skills

Holistic care approach

Education

Nursing qualification (Registered Nurse)

Job description

12 Month Secondment/Fixed Term contract

Are you a registered nurse or about to qualify? Do you want an exciting and interesting job with great career potential? Do you aspire to make a real positive contribution to nursing in the community and working within a community nursing team?

The community nursing team across Peterborough are currently offering opportunities for full-time and part-time hours working within CPFT. We provide a service 7 days a week, working closely with other community services and PCN’s to provide high-standard holistic care to the population of Peterborough.

You will have the opportunity to develop yourself, with extensive learning and development opportunities. As a community staff nurse, you will be working as an autonomous practitioner within the multi-disciplinary team and community nursing team. You will provide a high standard of nursing care and interventions within the patient’s own home, with support from the wider team.

The patient will be at the centre of care being provided, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making. You will be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines. Patient needs will be identified through holistic nursing.

You will have the opportunity to provide support and education to peers, new staff, and students.

About Us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

Recruitment

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please note that we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk. For further details or informal visits, contact: Name: Anna Thomas, Job title: Area Nursing Manager, Email address: [e-mail], Telephone number: 07800 526917