Community Staff Nurse

NHS; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Community Staff Nurse to deliver high-quality nursing care in patients' homes. The role involves assessing healthcare needs, monitoring care quality, and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have experience in community nursing or acute care and possess strong communication and leadership skills. Join a supportive team committed to patient-centered care.

Benefits

Excellent learning and development

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive Mileage Rates

Generous pension scheme

Health service discounts

Generous annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in acute medicine, Emergency Care or community nursing.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Previous community experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess healthcare needs of patients and families.
• Monitor quality of care provided.
• Utilize technology for record updates.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Judgment

Leadership

Education

NMC Registration RGN

Job description

Go back Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Community Staff Nurse

The closing date is 23 May 2025

Community nurses make a difference everyday to the lives of the people they visit at home. We are proud of our Community Nurses who provide increasingly complex care for patients and support for family members to encourage patient's to receive the care they need in their own home.

We are looking for experienced Registered Nurse's with a passion for high quality nursing care and also experience in either acute medicine, Emergency Care or community nursing. The post holder will provide acute nursing assessment & interventions in patients' own homes and will ensure that patients are referred onwards as appropriate to community services once their care episode is complete.

Rewards and Benefits

• Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your Nursing Career.
• Flexible working opportunities
• Competitive Mileage Rates

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to training and developing its staff not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills.

You'll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Working life

As a Community nurse, you'll

• assess the healthcare needs of patients and families
• monitor the quality of care they're receiving
• be professionally accountable for the delivery of care
• utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go

Your patients could be any age, but they'll often be elderly, while others may have been recently discharged from hospital, be terminally ill or have physical disabilities.

The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients to remain in their home environment. In Northamptonshire you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to support the service and focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience. You'll play a vital role in keeping hospital admissions and re-admissions to a minimum and ensuring that patients can return to their own homes as soon as possible.

Must have skills

You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well organised, confident and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver patient care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as with all nursing roles, communication skills,problem solving and good judgement are crucial.

You will be part of caring team and be able to work flexibly with minimum supervision, with the ability to prioritise work based on the patient need.

Join us and become part of Team NHFT.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualification

• NMC Registration RGN or working towards

Experience / Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Previous community experience

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust