Main area: Community Nursing
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (to include evenings, weekends and nights as the service requires.)
Job ref: 331-C12341224
Site: Community Offices 2-6 Town Barrow
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Barrow Town District Nurses has an exciting opportunity to recruit to a permanent band 5 position, predominantly from the Furness base but with flexibility to change base as the service needs arise.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated band 5 Community Nurse who will be happy to work in an evolving district nursing service. The successful applicant will be committed to working closely with health and social care colleagues to provide high quality care to patients with a wide range of medical conditions in the community setting.
The role requires excellent communication skills as you will be undertaking complex nursing assessments and developing and delivering programs of care for patients and carers. The district nurses work a 24hr service and regular weekends, evening shifts and occasional nights will be part of your rota.
You will need to work collaboratively with other professionals, the voluntary sector, and informal carers to promote excellent care to patients in their own homes and community setting.
You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated team who are friendly and approachable. We are very patient-focused and staff development is high on our agenda. As part of our team, we want to develop all staff to the highest standard.
Applications from student nurses due to qualify and newly qualified staff nurses are welcomed from those who wish to develop within the scope of Community Nursing.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a registered Nurse within Community Services, accountable for providing evidence-based, holistic nursing care of patients.
The post holder will be required to work as part of the integrated team across community settings such as patients’ homes and residential homes. Flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the patient group and the service as it continues to develop. Whilst working with other health care professionals, the post holder will develop the ethos of integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard.
You will be expected to support the Sister/Team Leader in leading the team, supervising, directing staff, and delegating workload according to skills of the staff within the team.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case, and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals, and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health, and manage their conditions through high-quality care, advice, and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay by visiting our website here.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Mentoring and assessing qualification or working towards
* Mentorship / supporting members in practice
* Nurse prescriber
Practical Skills
* Holistic assessment skill
* Wound assessment and knowledge
* Palliative care
* Venepuncture
* Doppler/Compression therapy
* Continence assessor
Personal skills
* Good time management
* Ability to identify training needs
* Ability to manage own wellbeing
* Ability to support teams' wellbeing
The Behavioural Standards Framework
Everybody’s responsibility in everything we do.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formerly CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6-month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link here.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Karen Boast
District Nurse Team Lead
Job title: District nurse Clinical Lead B 6
Email address: Nicola.Taylor@mbht.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01229 484099
Additional information: DN clinical lead Nicola.Taylor@mbht.nhs.uk
DN clinical lead Amanda.McGoldrick@mbht.nhs.uk
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