Community Staff Nurse - North West Team

Transformationunitgm; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is seeking a caring and motivated Community Nurse to join their community nursing team in Shropshire. The successful candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm for community nursing, possess RGN NMC registration, and be committed to professional development. This role involves providing high-quality nursing care to patients at home and participating in team-based care delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary health/social care environments.
• Willingness to engage in ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients in their homes.
• Support timely discharge from hospitals.
• Participate in professional development and CPD.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Evidence-based practice

Education

RGN NMC Registered

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Community Nursing Team, covering the North West locality of Shropshire, in the provision of planned care to patients in the community.

We are looking for a caring, motivated and friendly Community Nurse to join our team. You should possess commitment to interdisciplinary team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• You will be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for community nursing, as well as a desire for on-going professional development.
• We also actively encourage newly qualified nurses to join our team. In return we offer a preceptorship programme and support professional development in a nurturing environment, allowing you to reach your full potential.
• The team provides nursing care to patients within their own homes or chosen place of residence offering an alternative to hospital admission, supporting timely discharge and enabling people to realise their potential.
• We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training. The post is covering 7 days, 8am to 6pm service.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RGN NMC Registered.
• Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes.

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency health/social care environment.
• Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft office.
• Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services.
• Previous community experience.

Knowldedge and Skills

• I T skills or willingness to undertake RIO Training.
• Up to date with Mandatory Training.
• Uses evidence based practice.
• Works within own defined competencies.
• Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change.
• Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills – ability to gain rapport at all levels.
• Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner.
• Demonstrates tact and diplomacy.

Other

• Must be able to meet the transport requirements of the post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.