Community Registered Nurse

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Shaldon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Shaldon seeks a compassionate nurse to deliver high-quality nursing care in the community. You will be responsible for supporting diverse patient needs while working collaboratively with your team. The role emphasizes individual care, community involvement, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance within a picturesque setting close to the beach.

Qualifications

• Ability to act as a role model and value everyone's opinion.
• Strong nursing skills including wound management and patient care.
• Ability to support and encourage patients in their health and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest quality of nursing care and adhere to NMC code.
• Support the healthcare team and contribute to MDT discussions.
• Engage in community events and promote healthy work-life balance.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To value everyone as an individual and actively support their right to have their voice heard in decisions about how their needs are met
• To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all
• To respond with humanity and kindness to every person, by listening attentively and respecting others in conversations
• To respect every person's preferred wishes whilst providing nursing care within their own home
• To provide the highest quality of nursing care by listening to and acting on feedback
• By taking personal responsibility you will play your part in sustainably improving services by implementing change positively and contributing to MDT discussions in a constructive and flexible way
• To work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for our people
• Helping and supporting your colleagues so that you work well together to achieve common goals and objectives
• To act as a role model, valuing everyone's opinion and experiences
• To seek out, recognise and value the contributions of others and the role they play in a patient's life
• To strive to provide excellent, innovative services that helps our people to be able to live their lives to the full
• Taking every opportunity to encourage and support individuals to improve their own health and wellbeing
• Complete nursing duties in a timely and professional manner.
• Act appropriately as a representative of our team and the NHS.
• Adhere to NMC code of conduct. At Teignmouth Hospital we provide care to patients and support families in our community. Using your skills you too can make a difference. You will be using a wide range of your nursing skills as we provide a variety of support from wound management, catheter care, advising on diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis among others.

Throughout your day you may be working independently but we like to a meet up for lunch and discuss what's going on and what support we can offer. Working together is a big part of our ethos and being flexible and promoting a healthy work and home life balance.

The commute to work alone is one of the most picturesque you will find, and our stunning local community is breathtaking. As a team we work closely with our other departments to help with an interlinking supportive care for better all-round awareness to ensure that patients receive coordinated care.

Our amazing volunteers' teams are a big part of this too. We pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and building relationships within the communities we are part of. Taking part in local events such as fund-raising events. We also enjoy time together doing activities such as walking/dog walking, lunches/picnics, also the occasional inter-department games. We have a stunning outside area to enjoy breaks, lunches and even yoga. Nothing compares to the amazing view of our local area and only a 5-minute walk away from the beach.

We have an established training and induction plan for all new team members and experience in the community is therefore not essential.