Community Staff Nurse

Wight Healthcare; New Alresford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Wight Healthcare in New Alresford seeks Community Staff Nurses to join our friendly team serving Alresford and Colden Common. You will work across patient homes and clinic settings with autonomy and professional accountability.

As part of a generic competency framework, you will develop clinical skills in wound care, palliative and end-of-life care, coordinating referrals and recording care plans to meet safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Autonomy and professional accountability within a generic competency framework.
• Clinical skills in wound care, palliative care, end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Manage, co-ordinate and delegate work; ensure referrals are dealt with according to clinical need.
• Conduct holistic assessments and record care plans in line with standards.
• Ensure patient safety and quality outcomes in all interactions.

Skills

Wound care

Palliative care

End of life care

Job description

Dear Community team matron,

I wanted to let you know how appreciative we were of the care and support provided by your district nursing staff during the latter stages of my wife's illness. The care provided by all the nursing staff who visited was outstanding. They were very caring and professional in all they did, and I will never forget their kindness and willingness to go the extra mile. You can be proud to have such excellent staff.

Could this be you?

We are looking to recruit Community Staff Nurses into our friendly, supportive team in Alresford and Colden Common. You can make that difference contributing to the provision of high-quality care within a variety of community settings, including patient's home and clinic settings.

Successful post holders will work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability, be committed to working within a generic competency framework enabling you to have the clinical skills to work as a valued member of the team. You will utilise a skill set in wound care, palliative care, end of lifecare as well as many others. Post holders will have responsibility for managing ,co-ordinating and delegating work ensuring referrals are dealt with according to clinical need and holistic assessments and care plans are recorded in line with Trust and Professional record keeping standards and clinical care at all times meets acceptable standards of patient safety and quality outcomes.

These are part or full time posts for 12 month fixed term contracts