Community Staff Nurse

VISSPO; Rothbury; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse for the District Nursing Service in Rural Rothbury. You will work with GPs and community teams to deliver patient-centred care in homes, clinics and care settings. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are required.

The role offers development opportunities within a progressive Trust focused on high-quality, safe care and staff experience. The post is permanent and full-time with a Band 5 salary.

Qualifikationen

• State Registration on Part 1 of the 3 part NMC register is essential.
• Additional clinical qualifications or experience are desirable.
• Newly qualified staff will undertake the Trust preceptorship programme within the first year.
• Evidence of qualification to supervise/teach students is required within 18 months.

Aufgaben

• Develop and deliver programmes of health and social care.
• Provide care and support to patients with terminal illness and their families, including bereavement support.
• Perform skilled nursing care including assessment, wound management, palliative care and catheterisation.
• Perform diagnostic tests such as Ankle Brachial Pressure Index and interpret results.
• Carry out procedures requiring dexterity such as venepuncture and injections, remove sutures.
• Explain results and care plans to patients and carers.

Kenntnisse

Compassion in Practice

NMC supervision

Ausbildung

State Registration Part 1 NMC

Clinical qualifications/experience

Preceptorship within first year

Supervision of students

Jobbeschreibung

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join the District Nursing Service in Rural Rothbury for a Community Staff Nurse. Working closely with GPs and Rothbury Cottage Care.

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.

Successful applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

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

• 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!

Details

Date posted: 09 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year

Pro rata per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 319-8234589IO-HAS

Job locations: Rothbury Community Hopsital, Whitton Bank, Rothbury, NE657RW, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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 unless post is bank only)

Essential Requirements

• 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

Other Requirements

• 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.

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.

Criminal Record Checks for Overseas Applicants

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Rothbury Community Hopsital, Whitton Bank, Rothbury, NE657RW, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)