Community Staff Nurse

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Cross in Hand; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dynamic and motivated nurse to join a community team dedicated to delivering high-quality, holistic care. This role offers the chance to develop extensive nursing skills in a supportive environment, emphasizing professional growth and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The position provides flexibility and varied working environments, ensuring that nurses can thrive while making a significant impact on patient care. If you are passionate about community health and want to be part of a compassionate team, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Diversity and inclusion networks

Qualifications

• Experience in holistic assessment and care planning.
• Ability to engage in service provision and change.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic assessment and care planning for patients at home.
• Promote self-care and enable patients to remain at home.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.

Skills

Holistic assessment

Care planning

Individualised treatment

Cross service collaboration

Nursing skills development

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our workforce in a busy and well established community team. Greater Wealden PCN provides nursing services to Heathfield, Uckfield and surrounding area. Our community nurses benefit from having continual opportunities to develop an excellent skillset and become autonomous practitioners whilst working as part of a team delivering high quality, holistic care to patients in their own homes.

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are an innovative service development involving community nursing. The ambition is to integrate multidisciplinary professionals so health and social care can be delivered seamlessly to those who need it. Due to this, community nursing offers a dynamic nursing environment which enables nurses to become confident, skilled practitioners.

The Main Roles Of The Job

• Holistic assessment and care planning for patients in their own homes..
• Individualised treatment and the promotion of self-care.
• Admission avoidance and enabling patients to remain at home where possible
• Cross service collaboration and referral to appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Development of extensive nursing skills with excellent training opportunities
• Professional development as required to maintain area of practice, as negotiated in supervision.
• An awareness of health, safety and security risks
• Engagement in service provision and change.
• Acts as a practice supervisor for staff and students.
  
  

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sue Town Job title: Operational Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07770475041

If You Would Like An Informal Conversion Or Meet The Team Prior To Interview, Please Do Not Hesitate To Contact Sue Town, Team Lead, Via Email

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