Community Staff Nurse

Midlands Partnership University Nhs Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 NMC Registered Nurse to join our Community Nursing team based in Perton, South Staffordshire. The role involves delivering palliative and end-of-life care to patients in their own homes with a focus on complex wound and pelvic health care.

You will travel independently across a large geographical area, assess and support patients, and contribute to evidence-based practice within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in nursing or equivalent.
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent.
• Current NMC Registration.

Responsibilities

• Assess new service user referrals and care/support needs.
• Provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs (including palliative care, complex wound care, pelvic health, medication administration).
• Promote independence and support patient centred care planning.
• Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.
• Handover patient information to the wider team, document patient information effectively.
• Escalation of patients' needs as appropriate.

Education

Degree in nursing or equivalent

Mentorship qualification or equivalent

Current NMC Registration

Job description

Job summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our supportive and friendly Community Nursing team based in Perton, South Staffordshire as a Band 5 NMC Registered Nurse.

We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about being part of a team delivering the highest standards of palliative & end of life care to patients in their own homes and with a strong interest in complex, specialist wound & pelvic health care.

Within the community we are seeing more complex and acute patients than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff. Working within our Community Nursing Team you will support, assess, and treat patients with a variety of health needs, delivering high quality, evidence based practice. You will holistically support patients to manage their long term conditions and care needs within the community and support patients with acute care needs to receive treatment (such as IV antibiotics) without an avoidable hospital admission.

We offer bespoke training, support and personalised ongoing professional development into a variety of career pathways.

You will be required to travel independently across a large geographical area.

Main duties of the job

• Assess new service user referrals and care/support needs.


• Provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs (including palliative care, complex wound care, pelvic health, medication administration).


• Promote independence and support patient centred care planning.


• Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.


• Handover patient information to the wider team, document patient information effectively.


• Escalation of patients' needs as appropriate.

About us

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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Job responsibilities

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in nursing or equivalent


• Mentorship qualification or equivalent

Professional Registration

Essential

• Current NMC Registration

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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