Community Staff Nurse

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC; Burgh St. Peter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff ownership

NHS terms and conditions

Job summary

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC is seekingRegistered Community Nurses to provide care for adults in homes, clinics, or residential settings across the region. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, support patients to maintain health, and progress through a structured induction with preceptorship where needed.

Join a community-focused organisation delivering NHS-aligned services, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive environment for nurses to exercise

Qualifications

• Must be registered with NMC and qualified in Adult Nursing.
• Experience in community or home-based care is preferred.
• Ability to perform holistic patient assessments and deliver person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments for patients in homes, clinics or residential settings.
• Perform nursing interventions including catheterisation, wound care and medication administration.
• Deliver patient-centred care with autonomy, under supervision, and participate in preceptorship if needed.
• Contribute to care plans and patient education to support independence.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Community Nursing

Holistic Assessments

Wound Care

Medication Administration

Autonomy

Education

NMC Registration / Nursing Degree

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Are you a Registered Nurse (Adult) or 3rd year student due to qualify? Do you want to progress your nursing career with a supportive and encouraging team, providing nursing care to patients in their own homes, clinic or residential homes? We are looking for dedicated and motivated Registered Community Nurses to join our team. Following a structured induction and with ongoing support, including a thorough Preceptorship period if needed, you will work autonomously within a community setting, managing a varied caseload safely and effectively. The ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate the relevant qualifications, clinical skills and professional registration required for this role, along with the confidence and sound judgement to make independent clinical decisions. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. All applicants will be assessed fairly on merit against the requirements of the post. The PCH team provides community services 7 days per week 07:00- 20:30 hours The core shift is 08:30- 16:30, other shifts included in the rota are 07:00- 15:00 and 12:00 -20:00 as well as weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis. Any offer of employment will be subject to standard pre-employment checks, including verification of the right to work in the UK., As a community nurse you will be providing an excellent standard of person centered care to adults in their own homes, residential care or clinic settings This will include a mixture of nursing and reablement interventions to support patients to maintain their health or recover from ill health where possible. You will be supported by Senior nurses to gain the clinical skills required to deliver care in the community and you will eventually hold your own caseload of patients. You will complete holistic assessments for patients referred to the service. Participate in delivery of nursing interventions which could include, but not restricted to:

• Holistic assessments including environmental, moving and handling assessments, pressure area risk, nutritional needs.
• Urinary catheterisation
• Administration of medication via injection
• Wound care and specialist leg ulcer assessment and care
• Palliation and end of life care
• Acute admission avoidance
• Support patient self care using health coaching
  South Waveney Primary Care Home is a multidisciplinary clinical team of health and social care professionals working in partnership partnership with Primary Care, Social Services, social care providers, other specialist community health teams and voluntary sector providers to ensure patients are able to remain in their own homes whenever possible.

ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future. At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.