Main area: Community Nursing
Grade Band: 5
Contract: 9 months (Fixed term)
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
This is a 24/7 service with shifts via roster.
Job ref: 338-6788871-24-A
Site: Community Services Scarborough Hub, Town: Scarborough
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/01/2025 23:59
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019.
Job overview
Our Community Services team based in the Scarborough locality is looking for band 5 Community Nurses on a fixed term basis (9 months). This could be your opportunity to experience working in the community for the first time and we guarantee you will value the experience of the personalised care you can provide when assessing & caring for patients in their own homes, and you may wish to apply for future permanent positions should they arise.
Your planned induction would include a training programme delivered by our specialist nurses & for newly qualified staff we have a preceptorship programme. We have a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role & can plan development of your competencies with support from your line manager.
As a community nurse, you need your own transport and to be comfortable working alone in patient homes. You will work closely with other community nurse colleagues and the wider MDT within our own services and other agencies including the acute hospitals, Hospice, General Practice, Social Services & the voluntary sector. We are a 24/7 service so there is opportunity for different types of shifts.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role include:
* Holistic patient assessment, formulation and reviewing of care plans
* Holding a non-complex patient caseload
* Management of pressure ulcers & wounds
* Palliative & end of life care
* Bladder & bowel care including catheterisation and continence assessments
* Injections (sub cut & IM)
* Provision of equipment to support care
* Safeguarding
* Participation in daily safety huddles & handovers
* Line management & supervision of junior staff
* Continual learning and professional development
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work-life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Minimum Requirements
Evidence of how you will efficiently transport self and equipment to/from multiple venues over a large geographical area during each shift in the UK.
* Adequate IT skills required to utilise electronic patient records, electronic communications, clinical stock ordering
* Experience of use of SystmOne
Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge of the specific service area, team and role evidenced within the supporting information of application to vacancy
* Experience of Community Nursing in prior employment or student placement
* Experience of managing a caseload of patients including triage and prioritisation of referrals and daily work
* Experience of mentoring pre-registration students
Qualifications
* Degree/diploma in adult nursing (or in final year of nursing degree programme)
* Hold current NMC registration or student registration if in final year of training
* Up to date training & registration as a mentor
* Evidence of relevant CPD – could include completion of short courses or post-graduate study
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.
Name: Angela Frankish
Job title: Team Leader
Email address: angela.frankish4@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07890 953471
Additional information:
Clare Strubin 07976938295/ clare.strubin@nhs.net
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