Out of Hours Nurse (North Somerset)

NHS; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community healthcare provider in a fulfilling role as a Band 5 Community Nurse. This position offers the chance to make a real difference in people's lives, providing urgent care and support for those with long-term conditions. Work collaboratively with a dedicated team, enjoy a flexible work pattern, and benefit from full NHS perks including generous annual leave and pension schemes. If you're passionate about community health and eager to grow in your nursing career, this role is your opportunity to thrive in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Full NHS benefits

Generous annual leave

Well-being support

Enhanced pay rates for evenings and weekends

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• BSc in Adult Nursing or equivalent experience required.
• Current NMC registration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement patient-centred interventions.
• Supervise nursing competencies and empower self-management.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Time management

Community work experience

Evidence-Based Practice knowledge

Education

BSc in Adult Nursing

Current NMC registration

Commitment to lifelong learning

Job description

Our Out of Hours Service is a crucial part of our Adults Specialist Services, delivering care to people who need it urgently or those with longer-term conditions. We are recruiting Band 5 Community Nurses to help us deliver the best experience possible in our North Somerset Team.

As the South West's largest provider of community healthcare, our multi-disciplinary teams of nurses, therapists, clinicians, and support colleagues help people remain safe and live as independently as possible after injury, illness, or hospital admission. We take a holistic approach involving people in their care, enabling them to thrive in their homes and local communities.

And this is where you come in!

We work on a buddy system, which means you will never be working alone; you will always have someone with you for every visit during your shift.

In this role, you will focus on collaborative, safe, effective, and evidence-based practice. Working closely with primary and community services as well as with social care partners, you play a critical role in ensuring a person-centred experience.

This role offers more free time and flexibility during the day for a better work/life balance.

Sirona offers enhanced pay rates during evenings and weekends, full NHS benefits including salary and pension, generous annual leave, and well-being support is widely available.

Work Pattern

• 36 hours a week, flexible
• 3 nights a week
• 19:30-08:00 with a 1-hour break

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will focus on collaborative, safe, effective, and evidence-based practice. Working closely with primary and community services as well as with social care partners, you will play a critical role in ensuring a person-centred experience.

As an OOH Nurse, you will be required to:

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual, patient-centred interventions drawing on a wide range of specialist knowledge gained from practical experience and specific training.
• Be competent in a broad range of clinical skills including catheterisation, pain management, wound care, end of life care, IV medication after specific training, and more.
• Actively use and promote shared decision-making, empowering people to improve self-management of their long-term condition while working collaboratively with our teams and system partners.
• Supervise colleagues including peers, students, and unregistered workforce in nursing competencies, helping shape our existing service and contribute to future design and delivery.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health, England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services, and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset, or South Gloucestershire.

We offer Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, seeking a new challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, we provide development opportunities for all colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health recruits overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and adheres to the NHSE Code of Practice regarding applicants from Red List countries. We are unable to accept direct applications from candidates not already based in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent experience in adult nursing
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning

Skills, experience, and knowledge

• Effective communication skills—written, verbal, and non-verbal
• Able to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties
• Able to make clinically reasoned judgments across conditions
• Able to work autonomously and seek guidance when needed
• Effective time and caseload management
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Up-to-date knowledge of Evidence-Based Practice and standards
• Experience with health, safety, and risk management policies
• Experience working with professionals in health or social care
• Community work experience demonstrating clinical skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required to check for previous convictions.