An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the District Nursing Service in North Tyneside for a Community Staff Nurse.
We are looking for enthusiastic staff nurses to join our district nursing teams based at Hadrian Health Centre Wallsend. This is a fantastic opportunity to become a team member in an exciting service committed to providing patient-centred care to patients in their own homes, residential care settings, and in clinics. We are keen to provide our staff with development opportunities to enhance their skills, knowledge, and career progression within the District Nursing Service, while providing high quality and safe service in line with the Trust Values.
Successful applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Community staff nurses work autonomously and as part of a team, reporting directly to their line manager, the community nursing team lead, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for a diverse group of patients with a wide range of conditions and health needs.
* The development and delivery of programmes of health and social care.
* The delivery of care and support to patients with a terminal illness and their families including the provision of emotional and bereavement support.
* The performance of skilled nursing care including aspects of assessment, wound management, palliative care and catheterisation.
* The performance of diagnostic tests such as Ankle Brachial Pressure Index using Doppler and the interpretation of the results to decide further courses of action.
* Performance of procedures which require fine dexterity and skill such as venepuncture, drug administration by injection and the removal of sutures.
* Interpretation of results and the communication of these to patients e.g. blood glucose estimation. Explaining aspects of care to patients and carers allowing the opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns.
* Maintenance and promotion of high standards of professional practice including the sharing of approaches and experience with others.
* Maintain a duty of care to patients, carers and colleagues through the exercise of personal and professional accountability.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Community staff nurses work autonomously and as part of a team, reporting directly to their line manager, the community nursing team lead, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for a diverse group of patients with a wide range of conditions and health needs. Please refer to Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* State Registration on Part 1 of the 3 part NMC register
* Additional clinical qualifications or equivalent derived through experience at diploma / degree level if experienced
* Newly qualified staff will be required to undertake the Trust preceptorship programme within the first year in post.
* Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching, and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Other Requirements
Essential
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
* Experience of working without direct supervision in a health care environment
* Ensuring the delivery of 'Compassion in Practice' - Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff Vision and Strategy, incorporating the 6C's
Desirable
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hadrian Health Centre
Elton Street East
Wallsend
NE28 8QU
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