Community Nurse

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Community Nurse for the Wisbech area. This role involves providing high-quality nursing care within patients' homes and developing essential skills in wound care and palliative care. Applicants should be RGN qualified and experienced in community settings. A commitment to compassionate care and teamwork is crucial. Join a supportive team focused on improving community health and wellbeing. Competitive salary and career progression opportunities available.

Qualifications

• Experience of community nursing is essential.
• Registered General Nurse qualification is required.
• Strong commitment to delivering high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Keep patients at the center of care and facilitate their participation.
• Provide high-quality nursing interventions at patients' homes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.

Skills

Experience of working in the Community

Commitment to high quality care

Flexibility

Assessment and care planning

Teaching and supporting student Nurses

Enhanced communication skills

Education

RGN level education

Job description

Job overview

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 then 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.

If you are looking for a new challenge, or to just progress in your career, come work with CPFT Community Nursing Team.

We are looking for people who :

• Have experience of working in the Community
• Are educated to RGN level
• Are able to 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
• Are able to teach and support student Nurses and Health Care Assistants
• Have enhanced communication and inter personal skills

You will be responsible for :

• Keeping the patient at the centre of care, 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 / service and multidisciplinary team

Working for our organisation

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.

To achieve our goal, we look 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.

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.

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