Job overview

We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Community Staff Nurse to join our dynamic and supportive community nursing team for the Fleet Community Nursing team who are now based at Fleet Community Hospital.

This post  involves delivering high-quality nursing care to patients in their own home or in a clinic setting offering variety and autonomy in your daily practice.

As a Community Staff Nurse, you will provide holistic nursing care, supporting patients with a range of conditions, including wound care, diabetic management, catheter care, and palliative care. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, accessing specialist support as required to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Who We’re Looking For:

• NMC Registered Nurse with enthusiasm, energy, and a passion for delivering high standards of care.
• While community experience is not essential, an understanding of autonomous working in the community setting and transferable skills are desirable.
• If you are looking for a change or due to qualify this post may be ideal for you.
• You must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for travelling across the locality.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver Skilled Nursing Care: Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care, ensuring best practice principles are followed.
• Comprehensive Patient Assessment: Conduct thorough assessments of patients’ physical, psychological, and social needs, including carers’ requirements. Develop individualised, person-centred care plans that promote self-care and help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Care Planning and Continuity: Under the supervision of the District Nursing (DN) Team Lead and Community Nursing Sister, take ongoing responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of holistic healthcare needs. Ensure continuity of care following referrals from acute settings, GPs, carers, and other agencies.
• Problem Identification and Escalation: Identify and document new problems or changes in condition, reporting findings to the Band 6 nurse as appropriate.
• Accurate Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and contemporaneous electronic records in line with Trust and NMC guidelines. Full training on the use of electronic record systems will be provided.
• Liaison and Referrals: Liaise effectively with GPs, other services, and agencies, ensuring timely and appropriate referrals to optimise patient care.
• Patient and Carer Support: Provide information, guidance, and emotional support to patients, families, and carers to promote positive health outcomes.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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