Community Nurse

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Wisbech; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Community Nurse to provide high-quality nursing care in the Wisbech locality. The role requires expertise in assessment and care planning, along with the ability to work flexibly within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have experience in the community and be committed to delivering compassionate care. Enhanced communication skills and the ability to support student nurses are essential. Full support to gain new skills will be provided, as well as opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a community health setting.
• Commitment to providing high quality nursing care.
• Ability to work flexibly and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing intervention within patient's homes.
• Ensure patient and carer participation in decision making.
• Work as part of a 24/7 service and multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Community nursing experience

Commitment to high quality care

Ability to assess care plans

Teaching support for student nurses

Enhanced communication skills

Flexibility in teamwork

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN) Level 2

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge, do you want to be part of a team striving to make a difference with patient care in our community? This is the role for you. We are looking for a Community Nurse to work in and around the Wisbech locality. You will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience needed to deliver high quality nursing care to patients in their own home or residential setting.

As a community nurse we will develop your wound care, palliative care, and long‑term conditions knowledge and skills; supporting you to become an expert in assessment and care‑planning to deliver quality care that is caring and compassionate.

We Are Looking For People Who

• Have experience of working in the Community
• Are educated to RGN level 2
• Demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Have the ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
• Have the ability to assess and formulate care plans
• Can teach and support student Nurses and Health Care Assistants
• Have enhanced communication and interpersonal skills

You Will Be Responsible For

• Keeping the patient at the centre of care and ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
• Providing a high standard of care
• Providing a high standard of nursing intervention within a patient's own home, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required
• Working as part of a 24/7 service and multidisciplinary team

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

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

We are looking to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised 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: Hazel Denman – Job title: Area Nurse Manager – Email: [e-mail] – Telephone: [phone].