Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) looking for a fresh and fulfilling career opportunity? We have exciting Community Staff Nurse positions available at Williton and Minehead Community Hospitals. You can choose your base, but our team provides cross-coverage across the entire region.

Our service spans both urban and rural areas of West Somerset, from the scenic Quantock Hills to the beautiful Exmoor National Park. This role primarily involves day shifts (8am-4pm, 9am-5pm, or 10am-6pm), along with one twilight shift per week (2pm-10pm) and one in four weekends, which come with additional unsocial hours enhanced payments. Please note, there are no night shifts. We also support flexible working arrangements and consider part-time hours to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

As a Community Staff Nurse, you will need to be a car driver with access to your own vehicle to visit patients. We offer a generous mileage allowance, which includes coverage for both fuel and vehicle depreciation.

Whether you're an experienced RN ready for a rewarding challenge or a newly qualified nurse seeking support through a comprehensive preceptorship program, this is your chance to join a friendly, highly skilled team of nurses and support staff.

Take the next step in your nursing career and make a real difference in the West Somerset community!

Main duties of the job

As a community RN, you'll provide care to patients in their homes, managing a range of complex health issues and collaborating with various other disciplines.You'll also work closely with the Hospital @ Home team, focused on preventing acute admission. You'll develop a broad range of nursing skills, including IV medication administration, palliative and end-of-life care, complex wound management, catheter and continence care, diabetes management, PICC line care, medication administration, and drain tube management.You'll need to make autonomous clinical decisions and create holistic care plans, with the support of your colleagues and Team Leaders. Comprehensive training and guidance will be provided by our two dedicated Clinical Lead nurses.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see JD attached duties as of a registered nurse band 5, visiting patients in their own homes and carrying out various tasks of a district nurse.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Level One Registration with appropriate registration with the NMC as per post requirements

Desirable

• Teaching/Assessing Qualification

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in multi-agency services

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Must be a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to transport with appropriate business insurance in order to travel throughout the Trust, to meet the needs of the service

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Minehead Community Hospital

Luttrell Way

Minehead

Somerset

TA24 6DF

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