Community Staff Nurse

Wye Valley Nhs Trust; Ross-on-Wye; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Herefordshire is looking for a District Nurse to join their dedicated team in Ross-on-Wye. The role involves providing essential nursing care and support to patients in their homes, focusing on wound care and palliative services. Candidates must possess skills in holistic assessments and managing long-term conditions. The position offers a supportive work environment and a commitment to staff development, emphasizing the importance of work-life balance.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for professional development

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in wound care and palliative care.
• Ability to conduct holistic assessments.
• Skills in managing long-term conditions in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care and palliative care support.
• Manage end-of-life symptoms and assist relatives.
• Conduct assessments and manage CVADs and drains.

Skills

Wound care

Palliative care

Holistic assessments

Chemotherapy disconnect

CVAD and drain management

Managing long term conditions

Job description

1 x 37hr Post available The key principles of Wye Valley Trust are to improve the health and well-being of the people we serve in Herefordshire and surrounding areas. We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our wonderful District Nursing Team. The Ross-On-wye District Nursing Team are a very supportive and dedicated team, we are an incredibly engaging, positive and hard-working team, providing care and support to patients in their own homes. We work closely with Golden Valley DN Team and often work as a locality where needed. We work closely with a wide range of multi-disciplinary teams, including GP's, Palliative Care Nurses, Therapy Teams, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners. Ross DN Team also provide a wound clinic service based at the Community Hospital., Our aim is to provide treatment and support to patients in their own homes. Whilst undertaking a holistic nursing assessment, we aim to encourage patients to remain as independent as possible, in order to prevent hospital admissions. Due to the nature of this role, lone working and the ability to meet the travel requirements of the post are essential.

Main duties of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Wound care
• Palliative care
• Managing end of life symptoms and providing support for relatives/carers
• Managing long term conditions in a community environment
• CVAD and drain management
• Chemotherapy disconnect
• Holistic assessments
• Post operative care following discharge
• Wound clinic service
• Venous blood samples

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential." Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.