Community Nurse

Wight Healthcare; Southampton; On-site; GBP 20,664,000 - 27,552,000; Part time

Job summary

HIOW Healthcare is seeking an inspirational nurse to deliver high-quality care in patients' homes within the community. You will work autonomously and as part of a team, managing a caseload and helping patients avoid hospital admissions.

You will be part of a team at Thomas Lewis House in Southampton, with shifts across 7 days, core hours 0800-1600 and 1400-2000, and 1 in 4 weekends plus bank holidays. Training will be provided by Educators in Practice and the team.

Qualifications

• Nurse with community care experience.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality care to patients in their own homes.
• Manage a manageable caseload.
• Work across the city to prevent hospital admissions.
• Engage with Educators in Practice and team for ongoing development.

Job description

HIOW Healthcare is looking for an inspirational nurse to deliver a high standard of quality care to patients within the community setting. Community Nurses work autonomously and as part of a team and care is delivered in the patient's own home environment. Our nurses are responsible for a manageable caseload, working across the city ensuring our patients are receiving the best quality care from the comfort of their own homes and thereby avoiding hospital admission.

HIOW Healthcare Community Nurses work with adults who need support for a multitude of health conditions. These include:

• Long term conditions management
• Acute wounds and complex wound care
• Palliative and end of life care
• Facilitating discharge from hospital, including drain management, administration of prophylactic medication
• Continence care and bowel care
• Administration of a variety of medications

Although a lone worker, you will be supported by a team who are always available, to allow you to develop your existing skills into becoming an autonomous practitioner in the community. You will be provided the training you require by attending appropriate training and working with our Educators in Practice and other staff within the team.

This is a part time position working within a team based at Thomas Lewis House in Southampton. Our working patterns are across 7 days. Our core shifts are 0800 to 1600 and 1400 to 2000 hrs. There is also a requirement that you will work 1 in 4 weekends as well as Bank Holidays.