Community Staff Nurse

Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join us as a NMC Registered Community Staff Nurse to work in our busy and supportive Cannock Villages Community Nursing Team based at Norton Canes Medical Centre.

Many people would be unable to live at home without the support they receive from the community nursing teams and community services are admitting patients with a more complex acuity than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff.

Our Community Nursing teams assess, plan and deliver nursing care to patients within their own homes, in line with evidence based practice. It is a privilege to care for patients in their own homes, and by joining our team you will be able to experience the difference this makes to our families within the community.

Due to the nature of community working, ability to travel across the patch to provide care to patients is essential.

This post is not suitable for newly qualified nurses

Main duties of the job

As part of your role as a Community Nurse you will demonstrate commitment to providing high standards of holistic care to our patients.

You will be competent, or willing to gain competency in skills such as palliative & end of life care, long term condition management, diabetes care, medication administration, complex wound care and bladder & bowel management.

Working in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and colleagues you will be expected to:

• Promote independence and support patient centred care planning.
• Provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs (including palliative care, complex wound care, pelvic health, medication administration).
• Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.
• Handover patient information to the wider team, document patient information effectively.
• Escalation of patients needs as appropriate.

You will receive support into the role through induction, training and beyond. There will be opportunities for personal development and career progression if desired.

Working for our organisation

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• Registration with NMC

Experience

• Relevant experience to the role
• Experience of working effectively across different agencies and with other disciplines.
• Experience of providing clinical information and advice to others.
• Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the delivery of healthcare in the community