Community Staff Nurse - Golden Valley District Nurses

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

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Career development & progression

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking a Community Staff Nurse to join the Golden Valley District Nursing Team. You will provide home-based care, including wounds, palliative support, and long-term condition management, travelling across a large rural patch.

Newly qualified nurses are welcome if they gain a mentor qualification within 12 months. Registration as an Adult Nurse is required and you will work with GPs, palliative teams and therapists to keep patients independent and out of hospital.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult) registration in good standing.
• Mentor and assessing qualification within 12 months for new staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform holistic nursing assessments in patients' homes.
• Deliver wound care, including negative pressure therapy.
• Manage wound assessment and ongoing care.
• Provide palliative care and end-of-life symptom management.
• Support relatives and carers of patients.
• Manage long-term conditions in community settings.
• Handle CVAD/drain management and chemotherapy disconnections.
• Take venous blood samples and support patient independence.

Skills

Holistic assessments

Wound care

Palliative care

Long-term condition management

venous blood sampling

Travel across rural area

Mentor qualification planned

Education

Mentor and assessing qualification

Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)

Job description

This Community Staff Nurse post sits in the Golden Valley District Nursing Team at Wye Valley NHS Trust, covering one of the service's largest areas. Care is delivered in patients' own homes, including wound care, palliative and end-of-life care and long-term condition management, aimed at keeping people independent and out of hospital. The role involves heavy travel across a large rural patch, working alongside GPs, palliative nurses and therapists. Applicants need a registered adult nursing qualification; newly qualified nurses are welcome if they gain a mentor qualification within 12 months.

What the job involves

• Holistic nursing assessments
• Wound care, including negative pressure wound therapy
• Wound assessment and management
• Palliative care and managing end-of-life symptoms
• Support for relatives and carers
• Managing long-term conditions in the community
• CVAD and drain management
• Chemotherapy disconnection
• Post-operative care following discharge
• Taking venous blood samples
• Supporting patients to stay independent to prevent hospital admission

What's required

Qualifications

• Mentor and assessing qualification, within 12 months of starting for newly qualified staff

Registration & licences

• Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)

Skills & knowledge

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Understanding of confidentiality across the role
• IT literacy, including Microsoft Office, and willingness to learn new systems
• Good written and verbal communication with patients and the multidisciplinary team
• Planning and delivering person-centred care

Other

• Meeting the travel requirements of the post

Nice to have

• Community experience

What's offered

• Work-life balance
• Support to develop a career and reach full potential