Community Staff Nurse

Sussexcommunity; Worthing; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading community nursing team in Worthing is seeking Registered Nurses. The Community Staff Nurse will deliver nursing care within various community settings, support patient rehabilitation, and work collaboratively with health partners. This part-time position offers flexibility and an opportunity to be part of a compassionate team focused on community healthcare.

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• RN qualification or diploma required.
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care in community settings.
• Holistic assessment and care planning.
• Effective delegation and prioritisation of workload.

Skills

Good numeracy and literacy skills

Good communication and negotiation skills

Competency in a range of clinical skills

Catheterisation skills

Knowledge of Clinical Governance

Education

RN qualification / degree or diploma

Job description

We are looking for Registered Nurses to join a community nursing team in Worthing.

The Community Staff Nurse is responsible for working without direct supervision in a number of community settings to follow the nursing process and deliver appropriate nursing care to patients on the caseload. The postholder will also be an information resource for patients and colleagues and work collaboratively with our health and social care partners.

The Community Staff Nurse works in partnership with the primary health care team, social services, private and voluntary sector, addressing health promotion priorities both locally and nationally.

Please note we will be offering two part time roles - 0.6 WTE each.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care.

To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

To work flexibly across teams and/or transfer between teams to meet service needs.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

Our main duties of the role:

a) Holistic assessment and care planning.b) Individualised care and the promotion of self-care.c) Safe and effective review and referral to the appropriate member of the multidisciplinary team.d) Effective delegation and prioritisation of workload.e) Professional development as required to maintain area of practice, and as negotiated in supervision.f) An awareness of health, safety and security risksg) Engagement in service provision and change.h) Acts as a practice supervisor for staff and students.

For further information please read the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN qualification / degree or diploma
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies

Other

• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and development
• Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
• Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and show openness to address them
• Car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes ( unless under Equality Act)
• Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations

Skills

• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management
• Catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers
• Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
• Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services,
• A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse,
• Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
• IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum/pro rata