Community Staff Nurse

First Community Health and Care; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and care organization in Redhill is looking for a dynamic staff nurse to join their Responsive Services Team. The role involves collaborating with various health teams to provide excellent patient care, including assessments and treatments in patients' homes. Candidates must be adaptable and have excellent communication skills. The organization values staff development and offers NHS terms and conditions, including flexible working and an inclusive environment.

Benefits

NHS terms and conditions

High quality training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

NHS pension

Various employee benefits

Qualifications

• Must be able to drive and have a car suitable for business purposes.
• Clean driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with health and social care teams to deliver patient care.
• Assess and treat patients to avoid hospital admissions.
• Complete home assessments and undertake treatments including IV medications.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a busy environment

Adaptability to change

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic staff nurse to join the bank workforce within First Community Health and Care working in the Responsive Services Team.

Responsive Services consists of the Urgent Community Response Team, Intermediate Care Team, Virtual Ward and Referral Hub.

Responsibilities

This post holder will work in collaboration with Primary Care and Secondary Care Colleagues, Urgent Community Response, Intermediate Care (Responsive Services), Community Nursing and other Specialist Health Care Teams across First Community, statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver excellent standards of patient care. Assessing and treating patients who are acutely unwell and requiring support to avoid admission to the acute hospital or those who have recently been discharged home. Providing practical care, education and training for patients and carers admitted to responsive services. You will complete assessments in the patient’s home and undertake treatments including IV medications, wound assessment, and management. You will work closely with the multi‑disciplinary team to promote independence of patients to ensure they can remain in their own home.

The candidate will be able to adapt to change and work in a busy environment. Excellent communication skills are essential to enable liaison with all our health and social care partners in the management and assessment in the community.

Qualifications

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to drive, have a car suitable for business purposes and have a clean driving licence.

Benefits

Do you want to be part of an organisation that was rated best provider of NHS care to work for nationwide? (2023 staff survey results) First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. We are looking for individuals who share our values First‑rate care, First‑rate people, First‑rate value.

First Community is a great place to work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and various employee benefits.

Please talk to us before applying or at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet your needs exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible. Please note, flexible working options may vary depending on the role.

Equal Opportunities

At First Community we welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. We ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments.

Sustainability

Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.

Working Hours

The service runs from 8am‑8pm 7 days a week, 365 days a year, the post holder will be expected to work on a rota basis. There are opportunities for both full time and part time hours.