Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Bath North service as a Band 5 Community Nurse based at our The Hollies, Midsomer Norton location.
We have apart timeopportunitywith service hours typically being8.00am - 5pm Monday to Fridaywith one in every 4 weekends. Your focus will be to offer advice and support to housebound service users in their own homes to promote their well-being and independence. You will also be offered a flexible role where you can work your own diary to provide continuity of care.
You will join an extremely supportive and friendly team where teamwork is at the forefront of everything they do and fostering the development of skills and careers are paramount. There are two Band 7 in the team who are always based in the Hollies service who are always available for clinical support and guidance. Our Team also have an Outstanding rating from CQC!
You will also work alongside the Reablement team and Community Matrons in a multi-disciplinary atmosphere. The service is located right on the high-street of Midsomer Norton, with a Sainsburys situated nearby as well as the service having its own dedicated car park!
We offer an individually tailored induction programme to suit your needs and interests and to help you develop your skills to be the best they can be, as well as preceptorships for newly qualified nurses.
Whether you are a newly qualified, due to qualify, or an experienced Band 5 Nurse already, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
When I joined the community I assumed the majority of my workload would be wound care but its quite the opposite, my skills have widened massively and my confidence has grown. I love the variety each day brings and being able to see the positive changes I can make to our service users.
As a Band 5 Community Nurse for the Hollies, Midsomer Norton team, you will cover areas such as Radstock, Paulton, Peasedown St John, and other surrounding areas.
To complete the duties of the role a Drivers license and access to a car is necessary.
As a Community Nurse you will:
- Responsible for contributing to the holistic assessment, planning delivery and evaluation of care to patients within their own homes.
- To develop and implement programmes of care
- Advise and recommend treatment byliaisingwith GP's and other specialists within the multidisciplinary team
- To take charge in the absence of senior grade staff
- Administration of medication s/c, im, pr, IV, transdermal, oral, controlled drugs, along with palliative car, wound care and IV therapy.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as aBand 5 Community Nursewith HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £28,407 - £34,581and AfCterms and conditions including anNHS pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- On-site car parking!
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
You will:
- Be an NMC Registered Nurse or a newly qualified nurse
- Have a full UK driving license with access to a car for work purposes.
- Can work both independentlyand as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
- Have strongcommunication and organisation skills and a flexible approach
- You will be looking for a role that is rewarding and varied and where you get to develop lasting relationships with service users.
We provide a supportive preceptorship programme to allow you to develop your skills in your new career.
For more information or to discuss the role in more detail please contactLouise Taylor at[email protected]
OrEva Wallis at[email protected]
Person Specification
General Requirements
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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.
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Radstock
Avon
BA3 2DP