Community Staff Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Christchurch; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Preceptorship programme

Clinical upskilling programme

Training and development linked to uni

DBS cost covered

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is offering a 12-month fixed-term Community Staff Nurse post in the District Nursing team. The role focuses on holistic in-home care, including end-of-life support, IV medications, and diabetes management. The post is 30 hours per week with pro rata weekend, late, and bank holiday shifts.

Newly registered nurses receive a preceptorship. Applicants must be able to drive with access to a car; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner to degree or diploma level with membership of the relevant professional body.
• Learning and Assessing in Practice qualification or equivalent practice assessor training.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic nursing care to patients in their own homes.
• Deliver palliative and end-of-life care.
• Administer IV drugs.
• Administer medicines and injections.
• Manage diabetes care.

Skills

Assessment knowledge

Mentoring

Time management

Communication

Clinical decision making

Education

Learning and Assessing in Practice qualification

Job description

A 12-month fixed-term Community Staff Nurse post in the District Nursing team. The work is holistic nursing care for patients in their own homes, including end-of-life care, IV and injectable medicines, and diabetes management. The post is 30 hours a week with weekend, late and bank holiday shifts pro rata, and newly registered nurses are supported through a preceptorship. Applicants must be able to drive with access to a car, current NHS staff must be seconded, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide holistic nursing care to patients in their own homes
• Deliver palliative and end-of-life care
• Administer IV drugs
• Administer medicines and injections
• Manage diabetes care

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner to degree or diploma level, with membership of the relevant professional body
• Learning and Assessing in Practice qualification or equivalent practice assessor training

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Supervised experience gained during clinical placements
• Experience of contributing to the management of change
• Experience of developing programmes of care for individuals or groups and providing advice

Skills & knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
• Ability to mentor students and supervise junior staff, including demonstrating duties to them
• Ability to prioritise and organise own and junior staff's workload and time
• Communicating effectively at all levels, including sensitive information, and overcoming barriers to understanding
• Ability to analyse situations, use judgement and own initiative

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
• Able to drive, with access to a car

Other

• Demonstrated Trust values and behaviours, with knowledge of Trust strategy and legislation relevant to practice
• Recent professional development in an up-to-date portfolio and willingness to advance clinical knowledge

Nice to have

• Recent experience in a comparable role
• Experience of clinical supervision and mentoring of junior staff

What’s offered

• Preceptorship programme for newly registered nurses
• Clinical upskilling programme
• Training and development linked to local universities
• Enhanced DBS check cost covered by the Trust