Senior Community Nurse

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Pershore; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

NHS pension

Flexible working

Maternity/paternity/adoption support

Staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Community Nurse to join the Neighbourhood Teams in Pershore and Upton. The role covers home visits from 07:30 to 18:30 across the local area, with a focus on end-of-life care, wound care, and symptom management for adults 18+.

You will lead on care planning, teaching junior staff, and participate in teaching student nurses, while travelling between sites with a full UK driving license.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with community experience.
• Evidence of ability to manage caseloads.
• Willingness and ability to travel across the local area.

Responsibilities

• Provide home visits for adults 18+ requiring nursing interventions.
• Lead team meetings, care planning, and evaluation; handover.
• Support nurse students pre and post registration.
• Oversee patient care decisions and clinical outcomes.

Skills

Community nursing

Caseload management

Clinical decision making

Driving licence

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Nurse to join the Neighbourhood Teams in Pershore and Upton., Working flexibly to provide the service delivery need across the local area (the service operates from 7:30 - 18:30, Monday to Sunday including bank holidays) Your typical working day will include home visits for adults over 18 years needing a range of nursing interventions. These include leading on caring for people reaching the end of their life, managing their pain relief and other symptoms in a sensitive and compassionate manner, all types of wound care- post operative wounds, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and complex dressing regimes and urgent care response work . You will undertake holistic assessment of a person's needs, taking in to account their environment and social circumstances. Back at your base, you will lead team meetings, goal/care planning and evaluation and handover meetings. You will also support the teaching and learning of nurse students' pre and post registration. You will oversee patients and assist in decision making regarding their nursing care.

We are looking for applicants with a passion for community nursing and delivering a high standard of care for patients. This role involves being a role model for junior members of the team and managing with a compassionate leadership style and a positive outlook to drive continual service improvement. The successful applicant will have the ability to manage caseloads with evidence of strong clinical skills and decision making. This role will give you the rewarding opportunity to provide optimal care to patients in their own home and to develop your career to the next step. Shift patterns are between 07.30-18.30. Due to the nature of the posts the applicant must be able to travel independently / have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes and hold a full UK driving license.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service.

We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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