Community Nurse (Band 5) - Flexible Hours & Home Visits

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Marlow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Family friendly employer

Learning and development opportunities

Generous annual leave

NHS pension

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust invites applications for a Band 5 Community Nurse based in Marlow. The post involves working with healthcare assistants and clinicians to provide nursing interventions in patients’ homes, maximise independence and avoid hospital admissions while facilitating discharges from the acute setting.

You will work with an integrated team, develop your community nursing skills and be supported with training; flexible working options available and a commitment to a

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current, or awaiting, NMC PIN.
• Evidence of further continued professional development.
• Holding or working towards an NMC mentoring qualification.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to processes for service and quality improvement.
• Assess physical and psycho–social needs and deliver interventions based on evidence to improve health outcomes.
• Manage own caseload, delivering and evaluating service delivery to patients with varied conditions.
• Plan interventions with the Case Manager and team using common assessment processes.
• Participate in referral management to ensure patients are treated by the most appropriate team member.
• Contribute to development of clinical pathways and protocols.

Skills

Communication skills

Caseload management

Problem solving

Clinical skills

Teaching skills

Care planning

Education

Registered Nurse

CPD commitment

Mentoring qualification (in progress)

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust invites applications for a Band 5 Community Nurse based in Marlow. The post involves working with healthcare assistants and clinicians to provide nursing interventions in patients’ homes, maximise independence and avoid hospital admissions while facilitating discharges from the acute setting.

You will work with an integrated team, develop your community nursing skills and be supported with training; flexible working options available and a commitment to a