Community Nurse

West Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust; West Stow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Nurse to join a dynamic team delivering care in the community across West Suffolk. You will work with a multidisciplinary team and provide autonomous nursing under supervision, handling assessments, treatment plans and complex case management.

We value collaborative working with GPs, social care, hospice and hospital staff, and offer opportunities for ongoing learning and development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• RN qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent.
• Current or pending NMC registration.
• Good communication skills.
• Able to communicate effectively.
• Able to provide high standards of care.
• Ability to use own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Triage assess plan and implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care.
• Develop care plans to ensure continuity of treatment.
• Work integrated within the neighbourhood team to ensure holistic care is provided.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information to patients and carers and liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams and other professionals.
• Plan and prioritise workload and ensure safe delegation of care plans.
• Maintain patient-held records and input data daily using System One.

Skills

Good communication

Effective communication

Time management

IT skills

Travel to rural locations

Education

RN Qualification (Part 1)

Current or pending NMC registration

Tools

System One

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a band 5 Community has arisen. The Team works collaboratively a wide range of other health professionals and agencies including Adult Social Care and GP practices in a fully integrated way. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, friendly team of community nurses and therapists. You will be providing nursing services to patients in the community and have the chance to work in an autonomous manner with the support of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

You will be using a wide range of nursing skills and will need to be confident in your assessment skills and in your ability to provide safe, effective treatments whilst working in a community setting. Experience in palliative care, wound management and catheter management will be an advantage. You will have the chance to be fully involved in working with the MDT and integrating with Adult Social Care, hospice and hospital staff and will need to be committed to ongoing learning and development in the team. This will be the perfect opportunity if you would like a role where you can use a broad range of nursing skills.

Applicant must be able to travel independently to meet the needs of the service.

Opportunities are available on a fixed term and substantive basis with both full and part time working patterns.

There is a 0.80 WTE permanent position and a 1.00 WTE and 0.80 WTE fixed term positions available.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work in collaboration with colleagues from the wider neighbourhood team to deliver high standards of nursing care. Creating a culture of continuous quality improvement through the critical appraisal of practice and clinical audit.

This is a time of change within West Suffolk, during which we are transforming our services to provide treatment and care for patients outside the acute Trust and closer to where our patients live.

In return you will receive support in your new role and will be encouraged in further development. You will gain experience in directly leading, managing, and developing staff. We offer a supportive and exciting work environment, and we are committed to the training and development of our staff.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To triage assess plan and implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care.
• Develop care plans to ensure continuity of treatment.
• To work integrated within the neighbourhood team, to ensure holistic care is provided.
• Communication: You shall be required to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients and carers. Use tactful and persuasive skills to gain the patients co-operation in their care management plan. Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated. Maintain skills with regards to latest technology Participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g., Gold Standard Framework. You shall be required to gain consent and complete mental capacity assessments at each intervention.
• Analytical and judgemental: You shall be required to ensure own workload is planned and prioritised according to patient needs. Once completed triage induction you shall ensure a thorough triage of referrals to ensure the referral is suitable for the service. You shall allocate the work for the team ensuring safe delegation of care plans.
• Planning and organisational Skills: As an autonomous worker you shall be required to ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed daily. You shall be required to manage your daily route and manage your time independently.
• Clinical Duties: You are required to demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills. Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems. Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products daily therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies. You shall be providing a range of assessments and specialist dressings once training has been provided. You shall be working holistically within a team of professionals to ensure good patient outcomes.
• Governance: The trust has a range of policies the applicant would be required to work within to provide quality care to our patients
• Leadership and management: As a band 5 Community nurse we offer training to develop leadership skills and career progression. There is an expectation you will undertake appraisals to support management and offer support to the team. You are encouraged to support students and newly qualified team members.
• Information Resources: Within the community we use System One a system to document our input. We have an intranet with access to our policies and training programmes.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• RN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent.
• Current or pending NMC registration
• Good communication skills
• Able to communicate effectively
• Able to provide high standards of care.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Ability to be focussed undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records.
• Able to work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.
• Effective observational and reporting skills
• Good time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• IT and standard keyboard skills
• Able to use specialist equipment requiring a high level of dexterity.
• Clinical reasoning skills
• Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
• Ability to travel to all rural locations independently to carry out the post.

Desirable

• Leg Ulcer Management
• IV Administration /cannulation
• ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
• Mentorship qualification is essential for the post, but not essential at interview.
• Previous experience working in the community.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.