Community Staff Nurse

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Community Staff Nurse within the District Nursing Service in North Tyneside. You will contribute to patient-centred care delivered in patients' homes, clinics and residential settings, with opportunities for development, training and progression.

The post focuses on autonomous and team-based nursing, delivering care to a diverse patient group, and maintaining high standards in line with Trust values.

Qualifications

• State Registration on Part 1 of the NMC register.
• Diploma or degree level clinical qualifications.
• Preceptorship programme within the first year in post.
• Evidence of supervision/teaching of students (essential within 18 months).
• Experience of working without direct supervision in a health care environment.
• Alignment with Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff Vision and Strategy (Compassion in Practice, 6Cs).

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver programmes of health and social care.
• Provide care and support to patients with a terminal illness and families including bereavement support.
• Perform skilled nursing care including wound management and catheterisation.
• Perform diagnostic tests such as Doppler assessments and interpret results.
• Carry out venepuncture, injections and removal of sutures.
• Explain results to patients and carers and address questions.
• Maintain high professional standards and share approaches with others.
• Uphold duty of care to patients, carers and colleagues.

Skills

State Registration (NMC Part 1)

Clinical qualifications

Supervision/teaching of students

Preceptorship programme

Experience with supervision-free work

Compassion in Practice / 6Cs

Education

Nursing qualification (Diploma/Degree)

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join the District Nursing Service in North Tyneside for a Community Staff Nurse.

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. We are keen to provide our staff with development opportunities to enhance their skills, knowledge and career progression within the District Nursing Service, while providing high quality and safe service in line with the Trust Values.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Community staff nurses work autonomously and as part of a team, reporting directly to their line manager, the community nursing team lead, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for a diverse group of patients with a wide range of conditions and health needs.

• The development and delivery of programmes of health and social care.
• The delivery of care and support to patients with a terminal illness and their families including the provision of emotional and bereavement support.
• The performance of skilled nursing care including aspects of assessment, wound management, palliative care and catheterisation.
• The performance of diagnostic tests such as Ankle Brachial Pressure Index using Doppler and the interpretation of the results to decide further courses of action.
• Performance of procedures which require fine dexterity and skill such as venepuncture, drug administration by injection and the removal of sutures.
• Interpretation of results and the communication of these to patients e.g. blood glucose estimation. Explaining aspects of care to patients and carers allowing the opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns.
• Maintenance and promotion of high standards of professional practice including the sharing of approaches and experience with others.
• Maintain a duty of care to patients, carers and colleagues through the exercise of personal and professional accountability.

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, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

Job responsibilities

Community Staff Nurses are integral members of the district nursing team providing clinical care to a range of patients with acute and chronic health problems. The post includes the performance of a range of clinical procedures and assessments within a primary health care and community settings.

Community staff nurses work autonomously and as part of a team, reporting directly to their line manager, the community nursing team lead, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for a diverse group of patients with a wide range of conditions and health needs.

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
• Newly qualified staff will be required to undertake the Trust preceptorship programme within the first year in post.
• 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).

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.

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

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).