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Main area: Community Nursing
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Secondment: 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 186-245-25-GH
Site: Ollerton Health Centre
Town: New Ollerton
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum (pro rata for part-time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Community Staff Nurses to provide leadership and support within the Mid & North Nottinghamshire Evening and Night Community Nursing Service. We have a secondment opportunity in the Evening and Night service for a period of 12 months as a Senior Staff Nurse.
You must have significant community experience with the ability to motivate yourself and others. It is essential you have effective leadership skills, high emotional intelligence and be committed to supporting integrated ways of working across our community nursing team within the out of hours environment to provide safe and effective patient care across many localities within the mid-north Nottinghamshire area.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to:
1. Complete managerial roles such as return to work discussions, sickness monitoring, rota completion, performance reviews, and one to ones.
2. Be an effective leader and role model.
3. Provide direct clinical care including administration of medications, wound care and palliative support.
4. Support the implementation of both clinical and non‑clinical governance.
5. Work flexibly as a member of the team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated, and where necessary improved.
6. Ensure high quality, evidence-based care is offered to patients and, in collaboration with the Team Leader, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care and produce strategies to overcome these.
7. Maintain the highest standards of quality care for your patients within their own homes. You will be expected to manage and support a team of community nurses and health care support workers to be able to work within evidence-based practice to give safe patient care.
8. Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage and lead change within the community and workforce.
9. Work autonomously within a multidisciplinary environment and be politically aware of service developments. Be flexible, reliable and approachable as well as having an up-to-date knowledge of palliative care, wound care and leadership skills.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants must be a 1st Level Registered General Nurse with current NMC Registration.
You must have evidence of recent diploma level study and hold 120 level 2 diploma credits or equivalent.
Extensive post-qualification experience, preferably some in the community sector.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Act as a role model and teacher, working alongside other staff including visiting patients and clinical supervisions.
Work with the team leader to identify hazards relating to clinical and non‑clinical risks and undertake identified risk assessments. Ensure that junior staff also see this as important by maintaining a culture which will support the delivery of both clinical and non‑clinical governance within the service.
Ensure that all documentation is regularly and appropriately reviewed and updated with changes implemented.
Ensure all training needs are up to date and escalated to ensure staff development.
Person specification
Skills
* Ability to manage a caseload and lead and manage the nursing team within an integrated and interagency context
* Good holistic and person-centered assessment skills
* Ability to plan, perform and evaluate complex patient nursing care including self-care initiatives
* Ability to promote health and wellbeing both at individual and population levels
* Good written/oral and IT communication skills
* Ability to be flexible and diplomatically handle conflict issues
* Ability to appraise staff performance and direct the development of others
* Clinical supervision skills
* A high level of emotional intelligence
* Ability to demonstrate RCA skills in investigating reported incidents
Experience
* Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
* Specialist and area-specific experience
* The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and Trust policy, values and objectives.
* Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
* Ability to seek out current best practice based on research and evidence-based enquiry.
* Knowledge of the nursing 6 C’s and understanding of clinical risk assessments and risk management.
Qualification/Professional
* 1st Level Registered Nurse
* BSc Honours degree or equivalent/must be prepared to work towards completion of a specialist practice community nursing course if successful
* Evidence of 120 level 2 credits in diploma level study
* Recognised teaching and mentoring qualification e.g., ENB 998 or FLIPS/SLIP
* Nurse Prescriber/or work towards V150 qualification
* Demonstrates continued professional development to maintain professional registration
* Holds a mentorship qualification and has the ability to provide mentorship to others
Contractual Requirements
* Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays) as identified within the contract of employment
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
Physical Requirements
* To perform a full range of nursing duties
Values and Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.
Additional Information
* The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
* We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
* Communication regarding your application will be sent via email; therefore, please ensure you regularly check your spam/junk folder.
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* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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.
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