Community Staff Nurse

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Burslem; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK health service provider is seeking Band 5 NMC Registered Staff Nurses to join their Community nursing teams in North Staffordshire. The role involves providing holistic care to patients within their homes, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and working a flexible schedule that includes daytime and weekend shifts. Successful applicants will receive extensive benefits including an NHS Pension scheme, generous leave, and health support resources. This role is ideal for skilled nurses looking for a new challenge or a return to community nursing.

Benefits

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing support

Travel time compensation

Free flu vaccinations

Qualifications

• Band 5 NMC Registered Nurse with ability to work in community settings.
• Experience in providing holistic nursing care to diverse patient groups.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to promote patient independence.
• Provide a range of nursing care to patients in their homes.
• Work autonomously within scope of practice.

Skills

Holistic care

Patient-centred care

Medication administration

Complex wound care

Bladder & bowel management

Education

NMC Registration

Job description

We are offering an opportunity for Band 5 NMC Registered Staff Nurses to join our Community nursing teams in North Staffordshire. We have full time roles currently available in our:

• Biddulph & Kidsgrove PCN team based at Kidsgrove Health Centre
• Meir PCN team based in Longton Health Centre

We are looking for nurses who are committed to providing high standards of holistic care to join our busy, supportive & friendly teams. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled nurse looking for a new challenge or looking to return to Community Nursing. Many people would be unable to live at home without the support they receive from the Community Nursing teams and community services are admitting patients with a more complex acuity than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff. Our Community Nursing teams assess, plan and deliver nursing care to patients within their own homes, in line with evidence-based practice. It is a privilege to care for patients in their own homes, and by joining our team you will be able to experience the difference this makes to our families within the community.

Key Responsibilities

This role includes daytime working, including weekends and cover of early morning shifts starting from 7am when required.

• Work in collaboration with the muti-disciplinary team and colleagues to promote independence and support patient‑centred care planning.
• Provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs (palliative & end of life care, long term condition management, medication administration, complex wound care and bladder & bowel management).
• Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.
• Handover patient information to the wider team and document patient information effectively.
• Escalate patients’ needs as appropriate.

Due to the nature of community working, ability to travel across the patch to provide care to patients is essential.

Benefits

• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax (NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates)
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one‑off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like‑minded people.