Community Staff Nurse- Fixed term 12 months

NHS Jobs; London Borough of Hillingdon; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NHS Jobs is seeking a Community Staff Nurse for CNWL district nursing in the London area. This fixed-term 12-month role involves autonomous practice, diabetic management, wound and tissue viability care, bladder/bowel care, IV meds, and palliative support for a varied patient caseload.

Candidates should be prepared for a dynamic community setting and ongoing professional development through in-house training and supervision. The post is based in Hillingdon, London.

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner capable of managing community patients independently.
• Diabetic management including insulin administration and blood glucose monitoring.
• Tissue viability and wound care including leg ulcers and VAC dressings.
• Bladder and bowel care including catheterisation and continence assessment.
• IV medications: preparation and administration, including PICC/midline care.
• Palliative care principles and delivery of symptom management in the community.

Responsabilités

• Provide community nursing care in line with district nursing service needs.
• Deliver high-quality patient-centered care in the home setting.
• Attend to a diverse patient caseload within Hillingdon catchment area.

Connaissances

Autonomous practitioner

Diabetic management

Wound care

Urinary & bowel care

IV medication administration

Palliative care

Outils

Doppler assessments

Vac dressings

PICC/midline care

Description du poste

Community Staff Nurse- Fixed term 12 months

We aim to employ only the best health care professionals in our teams and are committed to supporting staff to consolidate and develop skills to prepare them for professional progression within district nursing and wider services. CNWL provides a robust preceptorship program that focuses on progression and development of skills which includes regular supervision and a first-class learning experience in all aspects of community nursing. We have an extensive in-house training program that will equip you with all the theoretical knowledge required to ensure you are a confident, competent practitioner. In addition, our newly recruited clinical nurse facilitator will be available to guide and support all new starters within the district nursing service to ensure you feel supported and you have an enhanced learning and development experience. As per national policies there is a growing need to deliver more complex care in the community to ensure local hospital beds are free for patients who are acutely unwell. Every day is different in community nursing and you will be supported to obtain a comprehensive set of skills to care for patients with a variety of needs. Skills include but are not limited to: The ability to work as an autonomous practioner Diabetic management - monitoring of blood sugars and insulin administration. Access to a specialist diabetic nursing team. Tissue viability/Wound care- Leg ulcer, compression therapy, doppler assessments, Vac dressings, pressure ulcers, surgical wounds and many more. Access to a specialist tissue viability team. Bladder and Bowel skills- Male, female and suprapubic catheterisation, bowel care, continence assessments. Access to a specialist bladder and bowel team. IV medication administration: Care of picc/mid line, preparation and administration of intravenous medications. Palliative care: Support visits, symptom control, administration of anticipatory medications (stat doses and syringe drivers). Access to a specialist community palliative care team. Drain care : Rocket drains, nephrostomies, chest drains etc Hillingdons catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages reported in the borough. It contains areas of great affluence as well as deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of our community, actively encouraging patient and carer feedback and ongoing involvement around service delivery.It is our aim to recruit the best nurses so that we can continue to provide high quality patient centered care. Candidates who are shortlisted for any band 5 position in the trust will be invited to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment with an interview on the same day.