North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
The Workington Community Nursing Team have an exciting permanent vacancy for a band 6 Senior Community Nurse for 30 hours per week.
We would welcome applicants from nurses within community nursing, or from acute nursing backgrounds, who are seeking to develop their skills within a senior community nursing role. Within a busy but very supportive team, we would look to support a motivated and enthusiastic nurse to take on this role. Full preceptorship will be offered as part of this career progression.
The role involves the delivery of holistic, patient-centred care in the community as well as complex caseload management. The successful applicant will be expected to manage the day-to-day running of the service and allocation of workload. They will also be required to be the 'triage nurse' on a rota system, providing highly skilled evidence-based nursing interventions to patients within a community setting.
Main Duties of the Job
You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a changing environment and have good communication skills. The successful applicant must be able to work independently, as well as part of a team. You will be supported by the Community Nursing Team Leads and fellow Band 6 Senior Community Nurses to deliver nursing care covering weekdays, weekends, bank holidays, and evenings.
This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high-quality care, to support patients with complex needs within the community setting, and to support the Team Lead in providing clinical leadership and operational management of the community nurse team along with management of the clinical caseload for the team. Community experience is therefore desirable.
This is an excellent opportunity for dedicated and committed registered nurses who are looking to develop their clinical skills and expertise in caring for patients, working closely with health and social care colleagues to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge, and promote independence.
About Us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high-quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job Responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles, or changing clinical environments may access an agreed preceptorship period.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received, this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date; please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 1 registered nursing qualification
* Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience
* Post Registration qualification in Acute and Chronic disease management
* Nurse Prescribing
* Specialist qualification in Community Nursing or equivalent
Experience
* Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
* Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team
* Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers and manage change
* Problem-solving skills and critical decision-making
* Leadership of a team
* Operational clinical management of a team
* Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
* Demonstrate recent community experience
Knowledge
* Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
* Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions.
* Understanding of scope of professional practice.
* Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
* Self-awareness and appreciation of limitations.
* Knowledge of changing ways health services are being planned and delivered
* Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare and the impact on community services
Skills and Aptitudes
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality.
* Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
* Post registration clinical skills
Personal Circumstances
* Able to travel independently
* Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.
Other Requirements
* Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Workington Community Nurses, Workington Community Hospital
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Part-time
Reference Number
262-A-24-6900445
Job Locations
Workington Community Nurses, Workington Community Hospital
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