Community Staff Nurse

Integrated Care System; Berrow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Community Staff Nurse to provide home care for patients with complex health issues. The role emphasizes teamwork and flexibility, with part-time options available. As part of a dedicated team, you'll help improve patient outcomes while enjoying supportive benefits and a focus on career development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, appropriately registered with the Professional body.
• Good standard of literacy and English language skills.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to patients in their homes managing complex health issues.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate early discharges.
• Manage a high-quality care pathway and take responsibility as needed.

Skills

Compassionate care

Independent working

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a new opportunity? We have Community Staff Nurse position available within the District Nursing North Sedgemoor team in Sedgemoor Neighbourhood covering Highbridge, Burnham, Cheddar, Axbridge and all the villages in between. Should you be successful the team cross-cover the whole area.

The shift patterns are 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm 10am-6pm or 2pm-10pm. You will also work one in four weekends which include additional unsocial hours enhanced payments. We offer flexible working solutions where possible to ensure a work-life balance and part-time hours will be considered.

You'll need to be a car driver with your own vehicle to visit patients in their own homes. We offer a generous mileage allowance to cover the use of your car for NHS business, which includes both mileage and depreciation.

If you're a qualified RN looking for a rewarding challenge to advance your nursing career, join our friendly, and highly skilled team of nurses and support staff. We also welcome applications from newly qualified nurses, where we can offer you preceptorship to support and guide you in your new role.

Main duties of the job

As a community nurse, you'll provide care to patients in their homes, managing a range of complex health issues and collaborating with various other disciplines.

You'll also work closely with the multidisciplinary team, focused on preventing acute admission and facilitating early discharges. You'll develop a broad range of nursing skills, including IV medication administration, palliative and end-of-life care, complex wound management, catheter and continence care, diabetes management, PICC line care, medication administration, and drain tube management.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Job responsibilities

Community Nurses work as part of a team providing high quality and compassionate care to individuals. The Community Nurse is an autonomous practitioner who is responsible for the holistic assessment of both complex and simple care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care and delegation of care where appropriate to other members of the team. They will support the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of high-quality care to enable individuals to achieve their person-centred goals.

The Community Nurse will take responsibility of the patients care pathway and non-clinical duties in the absence of the Team Leader. They will have the understanding to address complex problems in their day-to-day work, reporting concerns to a Team Leader.

The Community Nurse will be able to work effectively as part of a team and will always act within the limits of their competence, knowing who to ask for help and support as required. Community Nurses will operate within agreed ways of working, following the relevant standards, policies and protocols used in their workplace including the standards in the NMC Code, Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Appropriately registered with the Professional body as per post requirements
• Evidence of good standard of literacy and English language skills
• Evidence of continuing professional development and to have undertaken post registration training, coaching and / or mentorship training

Experience

• Knowledge and experience of current national policies affecting the NHS
• Knowledge of audit and research skills
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Knowledge of physical and mental health needs or know where to access appropriate advice
• Substantial experience in the required setting
• Ability to undertake the higher-level clinical skills required for the specialist area
• Demonstration experience in the required setting
• Demonstrate clinical and managerial leadership ability
• Experience of working in multi-agency services
• Experience of specialist working in District Nursing

Additional Criteria

• Ability to manage own time and time of others
• Ability to take instructions and work as part of a team, motivate self and others
• Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service
• Acts in a way that supports equality and diversity
• Must be a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to transport with appropriate business insurance to travel throughout the Trust as appropriate for role.

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.