Job Summary
Community nurses make a difference every day to the lives of the people they visit at home. We are proud of our Community Nurses who provide increasingly complex care for patients and support for family members to encourage patients to receive the care they need in their own home.
We are looking for experienced Registered Nurses with a passion for high-quality nursing care and experience in either acute medicine, Emergency Care, or community nursing. The post holder will provide acute nursing assessment & interventions in patients' own homes and will ensure that patients are referred onwards as appropriate to community services once their care episode is complete.
Rewards And Benefits
* A welcome award of £3000 is offered for this post, payable within the first year of employment!
* Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your Nursing Career.
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free parking on Trust Sites
* Competitive Mileage Rates
* Enterprise Car Pool Scheme
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to training and developing its staff not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills.
You'll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
Working life
As a Community nurse, you'll
* assess the healthcare needs of patients and families
* monitor the quality of care they're receiving
* be professionally accountable for the delivery of care
* utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go
Your patients could be any age, but they'll often be elderly, while others may have been recently discharged from hospital, be terminally ill, or have physical disabilities.
The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients to remain in their home environment. In Northamptonshire, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the service and focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience. You'll play a vital role in keeping hospital admissions and re-admissions to a minimum and ensuring that patients can return to their own homes as soon as possible.
Must Have Skills
You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well-organised, confident, and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver patient care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as with all nursing roles, communication skills, problem-solving, and good judgement are crucial.
You will be part of a caring team and be able to work flexibly with minimum supervision, with the ability to prioritise work based on the patient need.
Join us and become part of Team NHFT.
About Us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Date posted
06 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
270-TF877-ACS
Job locations
Kettering/Corby
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualification Essential
* NMC Registration RGN
Experience / Skills Essential
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
* Computer literate
Desirable
* Previous community experience
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Kettering/Corby
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr