Are you an experienced registered nurse looking for a new venture or are you a looking to move into the community setting in Alcester? Are you newly qualified or due to qualify, with a keen interest within this area of nursing?
As a community nurse you can learn a wide variety of clinical skills. Our patients have long term conditions and complex health needs. Working with us, you will gain skills ranging from wound care management, urethral and suprapubic catheter care, management of long term conditions and end of life care.
We offer full support, training and career development and, for those who are due to qualify, we offer a comprehensive and inclusive 12 month preceptorship. There are opportunities to access a wide range of development/tarining courses to enhance your role.
Our Community team are compassionate, supportive and hardworking with a great team ethos. We work collaboratively to provide outstanding care for our patients and to support and help one another.
Our staff say "we are friendly, approachable; the camaraderie is amazing! There are flexible working opportunities, comprehensive induction plans, the ability to manage your own workload and integrated working with MDTs and Primary care. Staff are encouraged to develop their careers - many of our staff gain promotions."
SWFT promotes a family philosophy and is rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC which only shows the dedication and commitment from our staff., To work across professional boundaries, providing comprehensive health care that is sensitive to the needs of the local population., Act in accordance with current local Warwickshire Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children, and SWFT guidelines/policy to protect vulnerable adults and children.
Contribute towards ensuring AHP & Nursing Strategy is implemented
across the Integrated Health Team.
To undertake the first contact assessment, including planning,
implementation, evaluation and reassessments of the care plans.
In the absence of the Senior Nurse, to take responsibility for the day to day management of the nursing workload, delegating the workload
appropriately to other team members.
To establish priorities of care in accordance with caseload management
To take responsibility for updating and developing professional knowledge and skills which relate to clinical practice
To act within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and comply with the
Trust's policies and procedures
To participate in the development, training and mentorship of preregistration students and staff as required including induction and
preceptorship programmes
To provide skilled clinical nursing practices
Communication
Develop and maintain effective communication networks, with service
users, health care professionals and other statutory and voluntary
organisations
To promote and maintain accurate record keeping in order to conform to
NMC policy and Data protection
Responsibility for patient care
To action referrals appropriately according to risk and need in accordance
to the service referral criteria
To undertake planned and opportunistic health promotion and education
activities with patients and carers
Act as a patients advocate where appropriate
Policy and Service Development
Understanding national policy and guidance and the ability to interpret and implement at service level
Responsibility for Human Resources
Direct supervision of junior members of staff
Act independently on a range of delegated tasks and use own initiative in
order to manage own workload within appropriate professional guidelines
Participate in the PDR process to identify personal and team development
goals
Able to organise staff in the absence of the Senior Nurse (Band 6) reporting
to a senior member of staff any anomalies
Professional Responsibilities and Freedom to Act
Interpret national guidance on NMC guidelines
Participate in clinical supervision
Maintain clinical and professional competencies in accordance with
relevant statutory legislation and guidance relevant to health professionals
and their services
To participate in mandatory and statutory training requirements and keep a record of all training and other developmental activities
Responsibility for Research & Development
Ensure standards, protocols and policies are evidence based and applied
to practice
Keep updated with current clinical issues thus always promoting best
practice
Use research to inform practice
Participate in audits as appropriate, Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.