Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join one of our Community Nursing teams based at Westview Integrated Care Centre in Tenterden, to support the development of this service. The service operates seven days a week from 08:00-18:00, with weekend shifts on a rotational basis. The team supports patients from GP practices within Tenterden and surrounding areas. The teams provide nursing care to predominantly housebound patients where each team takes responsibility for a defined geographical patch, allowing good working relationships with local GPs, care homes, Social Services, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
The Community Nurses also provide local clinics for patients requiring their clinical skills. As the Community Staff Nurse, you are able to support a patient with nursing care delivery towards the aim of self-management. This is a highly rewarding role, and nurses are supported to achieve all the clinical skills required with local practice educators and extended training. Clinical areas are diverse, and include clinical skills for wound management care, end of life care, medicines administrations and IVs, bladder and bowel care, amongst other duties. Each team has two senior staff, therefore, these posts are suitable for those who are newly qualified or moving from an acute setting.
Staff will be required to drive their own car and are able to claim mileage costs and access the NHS car lease provision, following their probationary period.
As a dynamic organisation, with a fast changing service provision we take a flexible approach in terms of what we are able to offer. This means that we reserve the right to change the hours detailed in this advert to full-time or part-time to meet the service requirements. Please note that the salary stated is based on full-time working and will be pro-rata for part-time working.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, Excellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit us both.
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification give you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body (1st Level Nurse/ NMC or Learning Disability NMC Nurse with relevant experience would be considered).
Experience
* Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment.
Knowledge
* Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS. Knowledge of up to date clinical practice.
Skills and abilities
* Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written).
* Ability to organise own work.
* Ability to cope with change.
* Ability to use own initiative.
* IT literate.
Personal attributes
* Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Flexible and adaptable.
Ability to manage
* Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of the team Clinical Lead.
* Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.
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.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
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