Community Staff Nurse

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; Swadlincote; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

Annual leave up to 33 days

Training & development

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to join the Swadlincote Community Nursing Team on a 12-month secondment. Flexible hours may be considered for the right candidate, with travel across a wide geographical area and access to a suitable vehicle for business use.

The post requires RGN registration, experience in community settings, and a commitment to evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• RGN qualification and current nursing registration.
• Evidence of recent relevant training.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care in the community.
• Provide guidance and support to junior staff and work with District Nurse/Senior Community Nurses.
• Travel across a wide geographical area with equipment and access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.

Skills

Nursing

Education

RGN

Job description

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of individuals from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. DCHS is also an LGBT inclusive employer. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Leader and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Be outstanding - join an outstanding team!

Job overview

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge supporting patients in the community?

If so, this could be the opportunity for you.

We are seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to join the Swadlincote Community Nursing Team on a 12-month secondment. Flexible hours and working patterns may be considered for the right candidate.

This is an exciting time to join one of the country's largest specialist community NHS providers, recognised by its own staff as one of the best NHS employers.

Main duties of the job

Our service deliver's evidence-based care that supports patients to remain in their own homes.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with general practice, therapy services and home visiting colleagues.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care, promoting self-care wherever possible while maintaining privacy, dignity and clinical effectiveness.

Provide guidance and support to junior staff in delivering high-quality care, while actively assisting the District Nurse/ Senior Community Nurses in managing the healthcare environment.

Due to the nature of the role, the post holder must be able to travel across a wide geographical area, often with equipment, and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes

Working for our organisation

We are a professional, friendly, and enthusiastic team who work closely with our therapy colleagues to provide a holistic integrated service that enables and educates our patients to remain independent in their own homes, whenever possible, to prevent hospital admission and support a safe discharge home.

This is increasingly important as care for patients become more community-focused.

Our purpose in Derbyshire is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RGN
• Evidence of recent relevant training

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in the community
• Evidence of research based/reflective practice

Desirable criteria

• Long Term Conditions
• Leg ulcer management
• Wound care and leg ulcer management
• palliative Care

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to work weekend and bank holidays
• Due to the nature of the role, the post holder must be able to travel across a wide geographical area, often with equipment, and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff. We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre. Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community. As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign. The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

Values:

1. 1) To get the basics right - For each other, local people and communities
2. 2) To act with compassion and respect - For each other, local people and communities
3. 3) To make a positive difference - For each other, local people and communities
4. 4) To value and develop teamwork - With our partners and within DCHS
5. 5) To value diversity and inclusivity - Of each other, local people and communities.

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.