Community Staff Nurse

NHS; Pocklington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated community nurse to join their dynamic team in a picturesque market town. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with a multidisciplinary team, providing holistic care and support to patients in their homes. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of community nursing practices and demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development. With a supportive environment that values diversity and work-life balance, this position promises a fulfilling career path where your contributions will make a significant impact on the community's health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC live registration and community nursing experience.
• Evidence of good time management and ability to manage daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic patient assessments and manage a non-complex caseload.
• Provide palliative care and manage pressure ulcers and wounds.
• Supervise junior staff and participate in daily safety huddles.

Skills

Holistic patient assessment

Management of pressure ulcers and wounds

Palliative and end of life care

Injections (sub cut and IM)

Time management skills

Ability to commute between various sites

Education

Part III or 13 of NMC live register

Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications

Degree or post-graduate level

Job description

Are you a registered nurse who would like to work in the community?

Pocklington is a beautiful market town within a rural farming community in East Yorkshire and only 14 miles from the historic city of York. You will be joining a well-established community nursing team comprising of clinical leads, DNs, staff nurses, and HCAs as well as the MDT including the therapy team.

You will have a planned induction which includes a training programme delivered by our specialist nurses. For newly qualified staff, we have a preceptorship programme. We have a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role and can plan the development of your competencies with support from your line manager.

As a community nurse, you will work closely with the wider MDT within our own services and other agencies including the acute hospitals, Hospice, General Practice, Social Services, and the voluntary sector.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role will include:

• Holistic patient assessment, formulation, and reviewing of care plans
• Holding a non-complex patient caseload
• Management of pressure ulcers and wounds
• Palliative and end of life care
• Bladder and bowel care including catheterisation and continence assessments
• Injections (sub cut and IM)
• Provision of equipment to support care
• Safeguarding
• Participation in daily safety huddles and handovers
• Line management and supervision of junior staff
• Continual learning and professional development

About us

We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East, and North Yorkshire. We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work-life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where, and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors, you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• An understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within the identified clinical area
• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g., degree or post-graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within the identified clinical area

Experience

• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in Community Nursing
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
• Have a valid UK driving licence
• Have experience of nursing in the UK

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to commute between the various sites
• Evidence of good time management skills
• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment

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.