- The ability to communicate effectivelyat all levels
- Flexible working to provide careacross the local area (the service operates from 7:30am 6:30pm, Monday - Sundayincl bank holidays)
- An enthusiastic, motivated andinnovative thinker
- The ability to work autonomously,manage your own case load and work within a multi-disciplinary team
- The ability to problem solve
- Experience of working in a fast pacedand varied environment
- The ability to travel to deliver careservices
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays,increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhancedpay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile workingopportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, andadoption support
- Wide range of staff networks suchas LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
- Health service discounts andonline benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrificeschemes
- Health and wellbeingopportunities
- Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of theorganisation and promote these on day to day basis.
- Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking tomaintain the highest standards of professionalism.
- Use their initiative and take responsibility forthemselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide topatients.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner within theintegrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatmentinterventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings toenable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remainin their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through acombination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate andsupport patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients andtheir carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
- Regularly take responsibility for the caseload in theabsence of the Senior Community Nurse.
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
- 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
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer
- Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
- Mentor award
- 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 and clinical governance
- Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Cannulation
- Management of syringe drivers
- 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
- Willingness to undertake further training
Community Nurse - Great Malvern, United Kingdom - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
2 weeks ago
Description
Job summary
Within our busy Neighbourhood Team, we arelooking for a Community Nurse 30 hrs per week for 12 months to cover maternityleave. Passionate about nursing, excited by change and keen to help shape a newway of delivering nursing care in the community is essential. We are a team of creative professionals whoare focused on compassionate care. We work closely with our GPs and work hardat developing relationships with other primary care services, drawing on theskills of our MDT colleagues to manage complex patients and ensure our servicesare as responsive and patient centred as possible.
We are a supportive team who are allcommitted to developing our services to provide the most individual care forour patients. We offer dedicated time for training and clinical supervision,with a supportive learning & development department to help guide you inyour career progression.
We will provide you with resources to developand progress, as well as flexibility, continual professional development and awide range of wellbeing and support. If you would like to discuss informally ifthis is the right role for you, please contact Debbie Abbots on or Jenni Rastallon
Main duties of the job
The role requires
Your typical working day willinclude home visits for adults over 18 years needing a range of nursinginterventions, including end of life care, all types of wound care- you willbecome expert in tissue viability. Other skills required will be in IV therapy andholistic assessment of a persons needs, taking in to account their environmentand social circumstances.
Youwill support in the education of student nurses pre and post registration, plusnurse associates and HCAs to a high standard. As a band 5 nurse, you willoversee patients and assist in decision making regarding their care. You willalso attend daily handovers and participate in meetings.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHSTrust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community healthservices across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learningdisability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for peopleof all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions fromover 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible workingoptions for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, andempower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why wewere named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. Wevalue diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.
What we offer
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
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