Community Nurse

Wight Healthcare; Southampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

HIOW Healthcare is seeking a dedicated nurse to deliver high-quality care within patients' homes in Southampton. You will work autonomously and as part of a supportive team to manage a caseload and ensure patients receive safe, compassionate care at home, helping to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

Core shifts are 08:00–16:00 and 14:00–20:00, across seven days with 1 in 3 weekends and Bank Holidays. Training and educator-supported development help you grow into an autonomous community

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner delivering patient home care.
• Commitment to high-quality community nursing.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training with Educators in Practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to patients in their own homes.
• Manage a manageable caseload and work within a team.
• Support discharge planning and wound/medication administration.

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 (27.5 hrs pw) working within a team based at Bitterne Health Centre, 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 3 weekends as well as Bank Holidays.