Main area Community Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent and fixed term posts available Hours
* Full time
* Part time
30 hours per week Job ref 351-CEN1164-RA
Site Bamber Bridge Clinic, Penwortham, Preston West and Preston East Town Preston Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/01/2025 23:59
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Have you ever thought about working in the community? Are you passionate about delivering high quality person centred care to patients within their own homes?
We have excellent opportunities for you to work in Community District Nursing Services within the central and west locality. With posts available in Greater Preston and Chorley and South Ribble. Working hours are from 07:45-22:00.
Working as a member of the team, you will provide holistic, high quality, clinically effective care to patients, working under the guidance and support of the Team Leader and Team Manager.
If you are a Registered Nurse or you are thinking about returning to practice after a career break or following retirement, this is the perfect opportunity for you to engage directly with our nursing teams across our community.
All our staff are encouraged and supported to develop within their roles, to meet the changing needs of the service and their own personal and professional development goals.
Main duties of the job
Community Nurses are highly skilled practitioners who carry out interventions which include:-
• Holistic assessment of needs
• Wound care
• End of life and palliative care
• Lower limb assessment and management
• Diabetes management
• Bladder and bowel care
• Safeguarding/ MDT working
• IV therapy
• Admission avoidance
• Discharge facilitation
• Sepsis screening
The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills to provide a high standard of care to ensure a positive patient experience.
Experience in community care is an advantage; however, the post is also suitable for newly qualified nurses. We have an excellent preceptorship programme which all our newly qualified staff will follow.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First level registered nurse/newly qualified nurses would be considered for the post
* Diploma in health related area or equivalent experience
* Completion of Band 5 preceptorship programme (evidence may be required from RNs who have been registered for less than 2 years or with gaps)
Knowledge
* Understanding of NMC standards and implications for practice
Experience
* Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
Skills
* Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
* Ability to work independently in community setting
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
Please be aware the use of artificial intelligence (AI) when submitting an application is monitored and if you have used AI to generate an application, you are required to declare this on your application form. AI-generated content may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. Personalisation is essential when submitting an application form to convey your skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively.
Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).
You are advised to consider applying for LSCft vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
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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