Community Staff Nurse

Integrated Care System; Bath; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization is looking for a Community Staff Nurse to join their supportive Palliative Care Team in Bath. The successful candidate will provide essential nursing care and support to patients with life-limiting illnesses, engage in holistic assessments, and work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment. A driving license is necessary as the role involves community visits.

Benefits

27 days plus bank holidays

Excellent industry-leading training

Pension with Life Assurance

Colleague discount

45p per mile for work travel

Mindful Employer Plus Charter

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant post-basic qualification.
• Experience in community nursing or equivalent.
• Demonstrates evidence of palliative care knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic assessments of patients and families.
• Provide patient and family-centered nursing care.
• Assess bereavement needs and refer for follow-up.

Skills

Communication

Palliative care knowledge

Clinical assessment skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

First Level Nurse

Post-basic qualification

Job description

This is a Full time position working 37.5 hours per week, over 5 days.Due to the community based nature of the role, the post holder will need to hold a full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of our Bath and Keynsham Team alongside existing members of our very supportive Community Palliative Care Team and will contribute to the delivery of palliative care by providing expertise in decision making, advance care planning & holistic symptom control.

About us

Providing outstanding care as rated by CQC, Dorothy House provides compassionate, supportive and holistic care for people in our community with a life-limiting illness. Our focus is on quality of life, helping patients to live well and die well.

Job responsibilities

COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE | Band 5 £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

The post holder will provide excellent skills in palliative care by:

• Working flexibly as part of a very supportive team within the Dorothy House Community Team
• Undertake holistic assessments of patients and families that have been referred to the team, this can be in the home, clinic setting or virtually.
• To provide nursing care that is patient and family centred, acknowledging the needs of individuals and ensuring high standards of care are provided.
• To develop skills in other community related departments within Dorothy House Hospice Care which are relevant to community services which improve the patient and family experience of Dorothy House.
• To assess the bereavement needs of the family and refer for follow-up work with the Bereavement Service.
• To utilise learning opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills of health and social care colleagues.
• To support learners undertaking appropriate health and social care courses, offering mentorship as appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE | Band 5 £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

The post holder will provide excellent skills in palliative care by:

Working flexibly as part of a very supportive team within the Dorothy House Community Team

Undertake holistic assessments of patients and families that have been referred to the team, this can be in the home, clinic setting or virtually.

To provide nursing care that is patient and family centred, acknowledging the needs of individuals and ensuring high standards of care are provided.

To develop skills in other community related departments within Dorothy House Hospice Care which are relevant to community services which improve the patient and family experience of Dorothy House.

To assess the bereavement needs of the family and refer for follow-up work with the Bereavement Service.

To utilise learning opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills of health and social care colleagues.

To support learners undertaking appropriate health and social care courses, offering mentorship as appropriate.

See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

HOURS OF WORK

Working in Bath and Keynsham area. T

his is a Full Time position, working 37.5 hours over 5 days.

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service

Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!

Pension with Life Assurance.

Colleague discount across our 27 retail stores.

45p per mile for work travel.

Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application. Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• * First Level Nurse with relevant post basic qualification
• * Clinical experience at Band 5 level or equivalent
• * Excellent communication/interpersonal skills related to complex patient care
• * Can demonstrate experience working alongside a multi-disciplinary team
• * Clinical experience in a relevant specialty with clinical assessment and analytical skills
• * Demonstrates evidence of palliative care knowledge
• * ENB 998 or equivalent experience in teaching

Experience

• * Ongoing evidence of professional development
• * UK driving licence with access to a vehicle
• * Personal attributes that reflect care, compassion and willingness to support patients and their families through their end of life journey
• * Experience of working within the community/relevant qualification
• * Experience working independently and manage own caseload

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.