Community Staff Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Swindon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured induction programme

Flexible working patterns

Pastoral support

In-house learning and development

Preceptorship for newly qualifieds

DBS cost covered

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a community nurse for a permanent role based in Swindon. The post covers care in patients' homes, working with an experienced team to assess needs, manage conditions, and create care plans.

It is a full-time 37.5-hour post with flexible working requirements and no visa sponsorship. Responsibilities include delivering person-centred care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and end-of-life support, with qualifications including a nursing degree and

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma level qualification in nursing practice.
• Registered practitioner with membership of the relevant body.
• Enhanced DBS check and right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care protecting safety, privacy and dignity.
• Assess care needs and develop care programmes with the MDT.
• Manage acute and chronic nursing needs in patients' homes.
• Build therapeutic relationships with patients.
• Collaborate with community partners for outcomes.
• Identify care needs, monitor conditions and record observations.
• Help patients develop wellbeing plans and independence.
• Deliver end-of-life care and symptom management.

Skills

Person-centred care

Assessing care needs

Mentoring junior staff

Data recording in Excel/Word

Education

Nursing degree or diploma

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Electronic patient records

Job description

A permanent post in the Trust's community nursing teams, working alongside experienced colleagues to care for patients in their own homes. The role centres on assessing care needs, managing acute and chronic conditions and building care plans with the wider multidisciplinary team. It is a full-time 37.5-hour post, with the post holder expected to work flexibly as service needs require. Visa sponsorship is not available, so candidates must already hold the right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Provide person-centred care that protects patients' safety, privacy and dignity, in line with Trust values
• Assess patients' care needs and develop care programmes within the multidisciplinary team
• Manage acute and chronic nursing needs
• Build therapeutic relationships with patients
• Work with community partners to achieve the best possible health outcomes
• Identify care needs, monitor patients' conditions and record observations
• Help patients develop wellbeing care plans
• Support people to maintain wellbeing and independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admission
• Deliver end of life care, including symptom management and identifying and meeting people's preferences

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma level qualification in nursing practice

Registration & licences

• Registered practitioner
• Membership of the relevant professional body

Experience

• Supervised experience gained on clinical placements
• Ability to mentor students or supervise junior staff
• Experience of contributing to the management of change
• Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
• Knowledge of Trust strategy and policies relevant to the role
• Ability to evaluate data and produce reports in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience of using electronic patient or service user record systems

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Valid right to work in the UK without sponsorship

Other

• Recent professional development evidenced in an up-to-date portfolio

Nice to have

• Recent experience in a comparable role
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff

What’s offered

• Structured induction programme
• Flexible working patterns
• Pastoral support
• In-house learning and development, plus links with local universities
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses
• Trust covers the cost of the Enhanced DBS check