Twilight Community Staff Nurse

Integrated Care System; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join their Out of Hours Urgent Care Service. The role involves delivering nursing care to patients in their homes, focusing on end-of-life care and urgent interventions. Candidates should have community experience and strong adaptability skills. Flexible working patterns are offered, ensuring support for work-life balance.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Access to benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Supportive staff networks

Qualifications

• Two years post registration experience.
• Previous NHS Community Experience.
• Range of clinical skills: catheter care, end of life care, wound care, administration of injectable medication.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality nursing care in the community setting out of hours.
• Manage the clinical needs of identified patients.
• Provide urgent nursing care needs which cannot wait until the next day.

Skills

Community experience

Enthusiasm

Adaptability

Attitude

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us in our Out of Hours Urgent Care Service providing a wide range of patient needs to patients in their own homes.

The 5-hour twilight shifts, are ideal for part time workers or for those wanting to earn a bit extra. We work 6pm to 11pm, arranged on a four-week repeating rota so that you can plan your life well ahead of time.

We offer contracts for 10, 15 or 20 hours/week, there is no full-time working as the shifts are short. Community experience is desirable but is certainly not essential as your enthusiasm, adaptability & attitude are the essential qualities we are looking for. In addition, we also take pride in offering the training you need to develop as a clinician.

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk websitebefore applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

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Main duties of the job

Teamed up with one of our highly experienced HCAs, you will travel throughout the County to provide out of hours nursing care & support in the patients' homes, including those:

• with urinary catheters who are having problems,
• requiring end of life care & support,
• needing intervention for diabetes management
• or any patient who has a need for urgent nursing care.

You will never be alone on shift: Team work is the key & you will always have an experienced Band 6 co-ordinator, a Clinical Nurse Lead or senior staff nurse running every shift.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Job responsibilities

Together with your Team, you will deliver high quality nursing care in the community setting out of hours, providing whatever short-term input is needed within the scope of practice under guidance if required from the shift co-ordinator. In liaison with our day team colleagues, we aim to support & maintain our patients in their own homes.

The post holder, as part of the team will provide the care needed whatever that may be. It might be end of life care for the patient to ensure they achieve their preferred place of death, supporting them, their family & friends to meet that goal. Urgent visits for newly acquired trauma wounds,

The post holder will manage the clinical needs of the identified patients as allocated by the Band 6 shift co-ordinator. The service provides all & any urgent nursing care needs which cannot wait until the next day using skilled assessment of need & providing interventions before arranging with day teams & other care services for the on-going care of patients as required.

Every shift on twilight is different: there is no typical shift, however, many visits will involve end-of-life care and symptom management, so this is a great opportunity to develop your skills in this area.

Person Specification

Experienced RN

• Two years post registration experience
• Previous NHS Community Experience

Range of clinical skills

• Range of clinical skills: catheter care, end of life care, wound care, Administration of injectable medication
• Additional modules
• Holds valid licence & has access to car

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.

Operational Team Lead, Overnight Services

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPer annum/pro rata