Community Staff Nurse - Winsford

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in England is seeking a registered nurse to join their Care Community Team in Winsford. This role involves delivering high-quality holistic care, managing nursing needs, and working within a supportive team. Applicants must have current UK nursing registration and strong clinical and communication skills. Opportunities for professional development are provided in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Structured induction package

Allocated mentor during induction

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Knowledge of recent NHS changes and political drivers to provide care closer to home.
• Adaptable, reliable and approachable.
• Good clinical skills in venepuncture, IV therapy, catheter care, and medication administration.

Responsibilities

• Assess nursing care needs and deliver high quality holistic care.
• Travel as part of the role; support patients within the Care Community Team.
• Manage discharge potential and ensure equipment meets patient needs.

Skills

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Good clinical skills including wound care

Ability to work with IT systems

Education

Registered Nurse (Band 5) with current UK practice and NMC registration

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse to join our forward thinking and award winning Care Community Team in Winsford, to cover a 7 day service. There are full (37.5 hours per week) and part time (22.5/30 hours per week) posts available.

Responsibilities

• Assess nursing care needs, implement and evaluate care programmes and deliver high quality holistic care within the community setting and in wound care clinics.
• Support peers, the team leader and the organisation in promoting the Trust’s values and behaviours.
• Work independently with good time management and organisational skills; be adaptable, reliable and approachable; and be willing to work in other areas to meet service needs.
• Travel is an essential part of the role; demonstrate on the application how you would meet this requirement.
• Support patients within the Winsford Care Community Team, which includes Complex Case Practitioners, District Nurse/Case Managers, Macmillan and Therapy teams.
• Holistically assess patients’ needs, ensuring health promotion and quality improvement to meet patient needs; utilise modern IT software applications.
• Maintain a structured induction, with a mentor during induction and probation, and develop competencies within a supportive team environment.
• Assess and manage health needs of identified populations; develop, implement and evaluate care programmes including end of life care and patients with long-term conditions and complex nursing needs.
• Promote patients’ wishes to remain in their preferred place of care, maximise independence and quality of life; liaise with healthcare professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery.
• Undertake initial assessments on receipt of referrals; plan, implement and evaluate care plans addressing physical, social, emotional and environmental needs (rehabilitative/self-care where appropriate).
• Provide skilled nursing care and clinical tasks including wound care, leg ulcer assessment, venepuncture, catheter care, medication administration (where applicable) and management of intravenous lines.
• Recognise, interpret and analyse clinical data; teach and supervise nursing care that can be safely delegated to patients/carers.
• Promote clinical excellence with evidence-based care and maintain competencies in line with the competency framework; work within Trust policies and procedures.
• Contribute to End of Life (EOL) care, and participate in health education for individuals and the community to promote self-care.
• Accurately record all patient contacts on EMIS Web and Trust documentation, ensuring confidentiality in line with NMC guidelines.
• Manage discharge potential and needs from the caseload; ensure equipment and aids meet patient needs and are maintained; demonstrate safe use of equipment as required.
• Participate in care delivery for individuals with complex needs and support carers and relatives; refer to other practitioners when needs exceed scope of practice.
• Prioritise and manage own caseload; assume responsibility for the clinical caseload in the absence of the Team Leader/Senior Lead and delegate work within the competency framework.
• Participate in quality monitoring and, if a qualified nurse prescriber, participate in Non-medical Prescribing following evidence-based assessment and the wound care prescribing formulary.
• Maintain accurate personal and professional records, ensuring efficient and cost-effective use of resources; report accidents/incident events via the incident reporting system and participate in investigations as necessary.
• Co-operate in coordinating off-duty and holiday leave to maintain service cover; support other team members in all aspects of the service.
• Engage with the Integrated Governance Strategy and participate in appraisal and clinical supervision as per Trust policy. Maintain privacy, dignity and confidentiality in all interactions.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Band 5) with current UK practice and NMC registration.
• Knowledge of recent NHS changes and political drivers to provide care closer to home.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; adaptable, reliable and approachable.
• Good clinical skills including wound care, leg ulcers, venepuncture, IV therapy, catheter care and medication administration (where applicable).
• Ability to work with IT systems and embrace evidence-based practice.

What we offer

• Structured and robust induction package and development of competencies within a supportive team.
• Allocated mentor during induction and probation.
• Supportive team environment within the Winsford Care Community Team and integrated services (Complex Case Practitioners, District Nurses, Macmillan, Therapy teams).
• Opportunity to work across community and wound care settings with travel as part of the role.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare. The Trust manages Leighton Hospital (Crewe), Victoria Infirmary (Northwich) and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre (Winsford) and employs almost 5,000 staff. We are part of the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) and value staff wellbeing and compassionate care.