Community Staff Nurse

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse for their Overnight Community Nursing team in York. This permanent role involves delivering holistic nursing care in various community settings, ensuring patient support to avoid hospital admissions. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic and willing to work overnight shifts while using pool cars for community visits. The position includes benefits such as generous holiday entitlement and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 to 33 days of holiday

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Essential that you are a car driver to transport yourself and equipment.
• Ability to provide holistic nursing care in community settings is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver unplanned holistic nursing care in patients' homes.
• Collaborate with hospital, social, and primary care colleagues.
• Support patients to stay at home and avoid hospital admissions.
• Manage a large geographical area including City of York and other regions.

Job description

Overview

If your ambition is to make a difference - please apply. We have an opportunity for a permanent Registered Nurse to join our friendly Overnight Community Nursing team within York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Adult Community Services.

We are a supportive and friendly team and have been recognised many times by the trust as a fantastic team and great asset to the organisation, so if you fancy a change, a move to a beautiful area, joining a professional team full of enthusiasm and humour then this could be the role for you.

Responsibilities

• The Overnight Community Nursing team is comprised of motivated professionals who work out of the hospital setting delivering generally unplanned holistic nursing care in patient\'s homes and other community settings.
• We have close working networks with our hospital, social and primary care colleagues to support patients to stay in their homes and avoid hospital admission.
• The team also work closely with the hospice at home team and our palliative care support team. The Out of Hours GPs are based at York Hospital and support is also available from the hospital Out of Hours management team.
• Main duties of the job: The team serves a large geographical area including the City of York, Selby, Easingwold and surrounding villages, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside and surrounding area and are based at White Cross Court in York.
• The team use a buddy system during the overnight period consisting of a community staff nurse supported by a health care support worker.
• The shifts are from 19.45 until 07.45 with a one hour unpaid break.
• Pool cars are provided for the overnight team and it is essential that you are a car driver. It is essential that you have the ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day. Travel expenses, if incurred, will be covered by expenses and parking at our community sites is free for clinical staff.

Benefits and conditions

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• Agenerous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
• For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust\'s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.