Community Staff Nurse

Sussex Community; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Crawley Primary Care Network Team is seeking a registered nurse to join our community-based service, based at Crawley Hospital and covering Crawley and Horley. The role focuses on diabetic management, wound care, palliative care and continence management, with an emphasis on rehabilitation and self-management in the home setting.

We offer an induction plan and diverse opportunities within community health and social care, with access to training and development and flexible working options

Qualifications

• RN qualification or equivalent with current registration.
• ENB 998 or equivalent or working towards.
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies.

Responsibilities

• Diabetic management, wound care (including leg ulcers) and palliative care.
• Bladder and bowel care, catheter care, continence management.
• Support frail populations in the community and promote rehabilitation and self-management.
• Collaborate with local health and social care providers to deliver high-quality community care.
• Participate in staff learning, evidence-based practice and clinical governance.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Communication

IT literacy

Driving licence

Education

RN qualification / degree or diploma

ENB 998 or equivalent

Evidence of clinical competencies

Tools

NHS clinical databases

Job description

The Crawley Primary Care Network (PCN) Team is looking for a registered nurse to join the team. We are based at Crawley Hospital and cover Crawley and Horley.

If you are newly registered or looking for a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a great opportunity to specialise in a highly diverse and rewarding field. Community nursing offers the applicants many specialties in one role.

Any successful applicants will have an individual induction plan to ease into this community environment.

Main duties of the job

The main aspects of the role are diabetic management, wound management including leg ulcers diagnosis and treatment and palliative care. Also bladder and bowel care including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.

As well as the traditional type of patients as stated above, we work in partnership with the local health and social providers covering a specific group of people under frailty.

Our goal is to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief network
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

The main aspects of the role are diabetic management, wound management including leg ulcers diagnosis and treatment and palliative care. Also bladder and bowel care including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.

As well as the traditional type of patients as stated above, we work in partnership with the local health and social providers covering a specific group of people under frailty.

Our goal is to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN qualification / degree or diploma
• ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies

Experience

• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
• Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
• A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse
• Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
• IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role Practice supervisor
• IT literacy with NHS clinical databases
• Catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers
• Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management

Skills

• Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and development Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
• A clear understanding of the role of Community staff nurse
• Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
• Full UK driving licence and car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act for reasonable adjustments

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.

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum pro rata