Band 5 District/Community Nurse Part Time - Spittal, Northumberland, United Kingdom - Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Main area Community Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
Part time
Flexible working
75 hours per week (shift pattern to cover 8-8 working including weekends)

Job ref AZ-A Site Tweedmouth Clinic Town Tweedmouth Salary £28,407 - £34,581 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/05/2024 23:59
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 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 and, this Northumbria Way
Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
A range of flexible working opportunities
Generous annual leave and pension scheme
Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts – rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England.

Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people's homes.

Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals.

In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.

We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people's lives, such as education, employment and the economy.

If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the District Nursing Service in Northumberland in the Berwick District nursing team, as a Community Staff Nurse.

We are looking for enthusiastic staff nurses to join our district nursing teams -this is a fantastic opportunity to become part of our 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 have a clear career progression pathway within the District Nursing Service.

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.

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.

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, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.

High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.

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.

State Registration on Part 1 of the 3 part NMC register
Newly qualified staff will be required to undertake the Trust preceptorship program within the first year in post.

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Gemma Agnew Job title Community Matron Email address Gemma.- Telephone number Additional information