Main area Adult Nursing Grade Band 6
Contract Permanent
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift Pattern covering shifts between 7am and 11pm 7 days a week)
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Site Epping ICCCT - St Margaret's Hospital - Epping Town
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus 5% Fringe HCA
Salary period Yearly
Closing 21/01/2025 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk.
* We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
* We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
Job overview
YOU WILL REQUIRE A UK DRIVING LICENSE AND ACCESS TO A CAR TO APPLY FOR THIS POST.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse to work as a Band 6 District Nurse/Senior Community Nurse as part of our friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary care team.
You must be an enthusiastic individual with excellent leadership and communication skills and motivation in your approach to care delivery to ensure we maintain a high quality service for our patients in the changing environment of community services.
You will need to demonstrate the ability to manage a caseload and to lead the day to day management of the team of community staff nurses whilst supporting, directing and teaching junior team members in all aspects of care delivery.
The community nursing service is commissioned to provide services between 7am and 11pm, seven days a week, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Applicants will be required to work a shift pattern within these hours as part of the role although flexibility can be discussed.
Main duties of the job
The post holder carries continuing responsibility for the caseload, incorporating the assessment of care, including complex needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
The post holder will be responsible for providing highly skilled nursing care to the residents of West Essex, promoting the health of the population and reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individual’s potential for independence.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse
* District Nurse Qualification
* Non-Medical Prescribing
Skills
* Palliative Care experience
* Previous experience at Band 6
* Continuing Healthcare knowledge
Important Professional References
Make sure that as a part of your application you have professional references with business contract information covering your last three year employment history.
Applications for Job Share are positively welcomed.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish.
Come and work at EPUT and make a difference in people’s lives.
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