Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (24 hour service with night shifts via roster system)
- Job ref
- 338-6078591-24-B
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Services Whitby Hospital
- Town
- Whitby
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
Do you aspire to provide holistic, patient centred care? Apply for our Community Nurse vacancy in Whitby where you will provide assessment & care to patients in their own place of residence. There are wonderful opportunities to develop your career with us and we support our staff in gaining further qualifications.
Here’s what a member of our team has to say about his experience: ‘I started with Humber as a Newly Qualified Nurse 5 years ago & have since completed my District Nurse Specialist Qualification which helped me to secure a Band 6 role. I will soon start my prescribing qualification which will open many avenues in my nursing career. Humber are willing to support & help their staff to flourish in their careers.’
You will have a planned induction which includes a training programme delivered by our specialist nurses & for newly qualified staff we have a preceptorship programme. We have a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role & can plan development of your competencies with support from your line manager.
As a community nurse you will work closely with the wider MDT within our own services and other agencies including the acute hospitals, Hospice, General Practice, Social Services & the voluntary sector.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role will include -
- Holistic patient assessment, formulation and reviewing of care plans
- Holding a non-complex patient caseload
- Management of pressure ulcers & wounds
- Palliative & end of life care
- Bladder & bowel care including catheterisation and continence assessments
- Medicines Management
- Injections (sub cut & IM)
- Phlebotomy
- Provision of equipment to support care
- Safeguarding
- Participation in daily safety huddles & handovers
- Line management & supervision of junior staff
- Practice supervision for nursing students
- Continual learning and professional development
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Degree/diploma in adult nursing
- Part III or 13 of NMC live register
- An understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within identified clinical area
Desirable criteria
- Be on the live register for mentors
- Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
- Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and application to clinical practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in Community Nursing
- Understanding of caseload management responsibilities
Desirable criteria
- Successful completion of preceptorship
- Evidence of specialist practice skills and impact of this on practice change/development
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to commute between the various sites
- Able to demonstrate effective interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and Procedures
- Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Savage
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01947 899200
- Additional information
Becky Storrie Clinical Lead - [email protected]
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