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Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join the Adult Community Nursing Team, working flexibly over a seven day period to cover 08:00 to 20:30 hours.  Newly qualified are encouraged to apply.

You should have excellent communication skills as this role is key working within the integrated neighbourhood team of co-located health and social care teams.

Main duties of the job

We are part of a dynamic, integrated Health and Social multidisciplinary team delivering high quality care, advice, and support and monitoring to patients, their families and staff within the community settings.

You will be involved with the development of INT working and leading on new initiatives to prevent admissions and facilitate discharge. You will work under the direction and supervision of the team leader to provide care to patients with complex and non-complex needs with the aim of promoting independence and self-management.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.