Community Staff Nurse

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Heathfield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Community Staff Nurse within the District Nursing Service in Northumberland. The role involves working across Berwick and surrounding communities to provide patient-centered care at home, in clinics and care settings.

You will collaborate with GPs and care homes to deliver high-quality nursing services. The post offers opportunities for professional development, with a focus on compassionate, evidence-based practice and strong

Qualifications

• Demonstrable compassionate patient care and teamwork in district nursing settings.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Registration with NMC and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to patients in home, residential and clinic settings.
• Carry out nursing assessments and skilled interventions (wound, palliative, catheter care).
• Perform and interpret ABPI measurements and other diagnostic tests.
• Administer injections and venepuncture with safe practice.
• Maintain accurate documentation and confidentiality at all times.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Education

State Registration on Part 1 of NMC

NMC supervision/teaching qualification

Diploma/Degree level qualification

Tools

Doppler ABPI measurements

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the District Nursing Service in Northumberland for a full time Community Staff Nurse.

We are looking for enthusiastic staff nurse to join our district nursing team in the Tweedmouth District nursing team based in Berwick, this is a fantastic opportunity to become a team member in an exciting service committed to providing patient centred care to patients in their own homes, residential care settings and in clinics. Working closely with GP surgeries and local care homes.

We are committed to providing our staff with meaningful development opportunities that enhance their skills, knowledge, and career progression within the District Nursing Service. By investing in our workforce, we aim to support professional growth while ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective care that reflects the Trust's values and commitment to excellence.

Main duties of the job

Provide high-quality care and support to patients with terminal illnesses and their families, including emotional support and bereavement care.

• Undertake comprehensive patient assessments and deliver skilled nursing interventions, including wound management, palliative care, and catheter care.
• Perform and interpret diagnostic tests, including Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) measurements using Doppler equipment, and take appropriate action based on clinical findings.
• Carry out clinical procedures requiring a high level of skill and dexterity, including venepuncture, administration of injectable medications, and removal of sutures.
• Provide patients and carers with clear information regarding treatment plans and care interventions.
• Maintain and promote high standards of professional nursing practice through evidence-based care, continuous professional development, and the sharing of knowledge and experience with colleagues.
• Work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and person-centred care.
• Maintain a duty of care to patients, carers, and colleagues by exercising personal and professional accountability in accordance with relevant professional standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of patient care and maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and support the achievement of organisational objectives and quality standards.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

Community Staff Nurses work both autonomously and collaboratively as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. They are accountable to their line manager and the Community Nursing Team Lead, and are responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating high-quality, person-centred care.

We manage a diverse caseload of patients with a wide range of acute, chronic, and complex health needs, delivering care in community settings while promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive health outcomes.

Qualifications

Essential

• State Registration on Part 1 of the 3 part NMC register
• Additional clinical qualifications or equivalent derived through experience at diploma / degree level if experienced
• Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of working without direct supervised in a health care environment
• Ensuring the delivery of 'Compassion in Practice' - Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff Vision and Strategy, incorporating the 6C's

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Other Requirements

Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).