Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nurse to join Riverside
Neighbourhood Team in Worcester. This will give you the rewarding opportunity
to provide optimal care to patients in their own home. Shift patterns include
07.30-15.30, 08.30-16.30, and 10.30-18.30. Flexible working opportunities are
available and we would welcome you to discuss these options at interview. The
teams consist of Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists,
Healthcare Assistants and admin staff with GP, paramedic and social care
colleagues working closely alongside. We are looking for a highly motivated,
flexible team player with a strong, quality driven patient focus and an ability
to work through change to embed new ways of delivering care. In return we
provide you with exciting development opportunities, excellent induction
package and a supportive team environment. You should have excellent clinical,
written and verbal communication skills. To discuss informally if this is the
right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on
the top right-hand side of the advert.
Main duties of the job
A typical day as community nurse may start with greeting a
diabetic patient and administering their insulin, followed by supporting
patients at the end of their life to ensure gold standard care is delivered.
You may then visit a few patients to dress a leg ulcer or post op wound,
followed by changing a catheter to flushing a patients central line. You may be
called out to an urgent care response visit where a patient needs to be seen
and assessed within 2 hours. Following a list of visits you will have team
handover, this gives you the opportunity to discuss complex situations with
your colleagues and undertake clinical supervision. No day is the same within
the community and each day is as rewarding as the next, whether youve healed a
leg ulcer or given a patient the best possible care at the end of their life.
One thing we promise you is that community nursing is never boring!
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the
organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to
maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for
themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to
patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated team providing
rapid and planned assessment and treatment interventions to patients in their
own homes or other community settings to enable patients to maximise their
independence, health and wellbeing and remain in their own homes for as long as
possible. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on clinical
skills and knowledge to treat, educate and support patients ona designated caseload and by working with patients and
their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
Regularly take responsibility for the caseload in the
absence of the Senior Community Nurse.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
Desirable
- Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
- Mentor award
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Team player
- Able to cope under pressure
- Compassion and empathy skills
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Variety of evidence based clinical skills
- Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
Desirable
- Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Cannulation
- Management of syringe drivers
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
St. Johns House Medical Centre
299 Bromyard Road
Worcester
WR2 5FB