Community Staff Nurse

Nhs View All Jobs; Shefford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS View All Jobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated Band 5 Community Nurse to join the Mid Bedfordshire Primary Home Care Team. You will deliver responsive, high quality nursing to patients living in Biggleswade and surrounding villages, working with the MDT to support those with complex needs in the patient’s home.

This role offers development opportunities, driving your clinical skills, and involvement in urgent response and virtual wards.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with active NMC registration.
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills.
• Ability to travel across sites to deliver care.
• Driving license and access to a car are required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver responsive, high-quality community nursing to patients at home.
• Work with the MDT to support patients with complex needs.
• Promote self-care and health promotion activities.
• Support urgent response and virtual ward initiatives within the team.

Skills

IT literacy

English fluency

Communication skills

Independent working

Education

Registered General Nurse

Job description

We are seeking a motivated, dynamic, and passionate Band 5 Community Nurse to work within our Mid Bedfordshire Primary Home Care Team, the team deliver responsive high quality nursing to patients living in Biggleswade and surrounding villages within Mid Beds. We are passionate about patient centred care, support our nurses to lead and deliver excellent and compassionate nursing and value our clinical teams as the real heart of the NHS. You will work closely with other members of the MDT to deliver care to patients with complex needs. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the community nursing setting. You will have the opportunity to be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long-term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery and staff wellbeing. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in Urgent Response and Virtual Wards, which is a focus of our teams Main duties of the job If you want a career which brings a new challenge every day, gives you the opportunity to test your ability to think quickly, solve problems, assess and treat patients within the place they call home, then Community Nursing could be the team for you. We offer excellent development opportunities and training directed towards your needs/goals., You must have a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to work a 7.5 hour shift pattern covering 7 days a week from 08:00-21:00.
Experience in the field of adult community services is desirable but a willingness to learn and contribute is more important. Newly qualified nurses who are passionate about a career in the community are welcome to apply.

Education Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills.

Desirable

• Evidence of post-basic professional development
• Post-registration qualification in a relevant clinical field
• Relevant teaching/mentorship qualification or ocommitment to undertake
• Post-registration nursing experience, including community experience

Physical/Mental/Emotional Support Essential

• Ability to mobilise and stands for most of shift; and kneels and crouches to deliver clinical care e.g. dress wounds.
• Ability to concentrate on providing clinical care such as drug calculations, carrying out tests and managing interruptions and unpredictable patient/client /carer behavior
• Occasional distressing or emotional circumstances such as imparting unwelcome news, care of terminally ill or safeguarding issues
• Post holder could work in occasional unpleasant conditions during home visits and could come across unpleasant body odours, dust, noise/ Body fluid or even verbal aggressions

Expereience Essential

• Evidence of and commitment to multi- oprofessional working.
• Understanding of the interface between primary and secondary care
• oComprehensive understanding of the roles of others in health and social care

Desirable

• Be familiar with SystmOne in order to use the single assessment documentation in achieving person centred care.
• Be a proactive nurse with a strong desire to lead on the delivery of quality, holistic care

Knowledge Essential

• Literate in IT/Computer Skills
• Evidence of knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of the principles of Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children.
• Knowledge of the principles of health promotion and prevention of illness.
• Good oral communication skills based on fluency in English language

Desirable

• oDemonstrate an understanding of national government initiatives in health care.

Freedom to act Essential

• Work within clearly defined clinical and professional policies
• Ability to work independently seeking appropriate support and advice as necessary
• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines

other Essential

• Current UK driving license and access to a car
• Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to meet patient needs and attend meetings, etc.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Person Specification Education Essential

Education Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills.

Desirable

• Evidence of post-basic professional development
• Post-registration qualification in a relevant clinical field
• Relevant teaching/mentorship qualification or ocommitment to undertake
• Post-registration nursing experience, including community experience

Physical/Mental/Emotional Support Essential

• Ability to mobilise and stands for most of shift; and kneels and crouches to deliver clinical care e.g. dress wounds.
• Ability to concentrate on providing clinical care such as drug calculations, carrying out tests and managing interruptions and unpredictable patient/client /carer behavior
• Occasional distressing or emotional circumstances such as imparting unwelcome news, care of terminally ill or safeguarding issues
• Post holder could work in occasional unpleasant conditions during home visits and could come across unpleasant body odours, dust, noise/ Body fluid or even verbal aggressions

Expereience Essential

• Evidence of and commitment to multi- oprofessional working.
• Understanding of the interface between primary and secondary care
• oComprehensive understanding of the roles of others in health and social care

Desirable

• Be familiar with SystmOne in order to use the single assessment documentation in achieving person centred care.
• Be a proactive nurse with a strong desire to lead on the delivery of quality, holistic care

Knowledge Essential

• Literate in IT/Computer Skills
• Evidence of knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of the principles of Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children.
• Knowledge of the principles of health promotion and prevention of illness.
• Good oral communication skills based on fluency in English language

Desirable

• oDemonstrate an understanding of national government initiatives in health care.

Freedom to act Essential

• Work within clearly defined clinical and professional policies
• Ability to work independently seeking appropriate support and advice as necessary
• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines

other Essential

• Current UK driving license and access to a car
• Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to meet patient needs and attend meetings, etc.