Community Staff Nurse -Triage Nurse/ Virtual Assessment

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider is seeking a District Nursing role focused on delivering high-quality patient care in a multi-disciplinary environment. This position involves supporting discharge plans, providing wound care, and maintaining clinical standards to serve the community effectively. The ideal candidate is self-motivated with a passion for community care and open to diverse applicants.

Benefits

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Gym discount

Support with stress and bereavement

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and dynamic individual with a passion for community care.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Understanding of best clinical practices in community nursing.

Responsibilities

• Support discharge plans for patients transitioning to District Nursing Service.
• Deliver evidenced-based wound care.
• Maintain high standards of care to meet patient needs.

Skills

Community care experience

Wound care knowledge

End of Life care provision

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

The post holder will work within the District Nursing triage team and wider a Multi-Disciplinary Team in the Community. The post holder will support the discharge plans for patients ensuring seamless transition to the District Nursing Service. They will be responsible to ensure good clinical practices and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet patient needs supported by Community Specialist Practitioner in District Nursing (CSP). They will support the workforce to deliver evidenced based wound care, excellent End of Life care provision and evaluation of programmes of care for a specific group of Patient groups within the community.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a developing integrated organisation. If you are a self-motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.