Senior Community Staff Nurse

NHS; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is recruiting for a Senior Community Nurse to enhance community nursing teams in Huddersfield. This role focuses on delivering high-quality patient care, supervising team members, and providing support for professional development, all while promoting a positive work environment that values inclusivity.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous pension

Development opportunities

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• NMC registered Nurse.
• Experience in community nursing.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care in community settings.
• Support colleagues in their professional development.
• Assist patients in maximizing independence.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Supervision

Job description

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Job title - Senior Community Nurse - 2 posts

Salary - Band 6: £37,338- £44,962per annum

Locations - Huddersfield

Are you ready for a new challenge? Could you make a difference?

Are you:

• Interested in developing your nursing career
• Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care
• Compassionate towards patients and their families
• An excellent communicator with the ability to supervise and motivate a team

Main duties of the job

LocalaCommunity Nursing teams work across Kirklees providing district nursing care for adult patients within their home including care homes. We provide a range of nursing care to patients who are housebound and unable to be supported within a clinic or practice. Our teams provide excellent care to theirpatients and support them to maximise their independence by promoting self-care.

As part of our commitment to continually improve our Community Nursing services, several opportunities have arisen to enhance our teams. The new Senior Nurse role is integral role within our teams, delivering excellent nursing care whilst supporting colleagues with their practice and professional development.

As a NMC registered Nurse you will undertake the supervisory responsibilities to community colleagues under the guidance and support of the Community Nurse Team Leader, working as a multidisciplinary team providing adult community nursing services across the primary care network footprint.

At Locala we support flexible working, full time and part time hours working over a 7 day period.

At Locala we are committed to supporting professional development and we offer a variety of learning opportunities to support this process.

If you are interested in joining our dynamic teams and share our passions for delivering excellent quality nursing care then apply today.

About us

The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pensionWe offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunitiesWe have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.
• Refer a Friend Scheme -If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Job responsibilities

For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.Locala Community Partnerships CIC is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.
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Experience

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Locala Health and Wellbeing

Address

Fartown Health Centre Spaines Road Huddersfield

Fartown Health Centre Spaines Road Huddersfield