Community Nurse
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Wyboston, St Neots
- Salary
- £29,970 to £36,483 per annum, pro rata
- Closing date
- 19 Nov 2024
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- Profession
- Nurse, Mental health, Mental health nurse, Community nurse, Mental health nurse - community, Adult mental health nurse, Community mental health nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
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Are you looking for a new challenge, do you want to be part of a team striving to make a difference with patient care in our community then this is the role for you. We are looking for Community Nurses to work in and around the St Neots and A1 locality, you will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience needed to deliver high quality nursing care to patients in their own home or residential setting.
As a community nurse we will develop your wound care, palliative care, and long-term conditions, knowledge and skills supporting you to become an expert in assessment and care-planning to deliver quality care that is caring and compassionate.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
We are looking for people who:
You will be responsible for:
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities:
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
Physical Requirements
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Knowledge Centre
Wyboston Lakes
Wyboston, St Neots
MK44 3BY
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
310-OPAC-6563080-A
As a community nurse we will develop your wound care, palliative care, and long-term conditions, knowledge and skills supporting you to become an expert in assessment and care-planning to deliver quality care that is caring and compassionate.
Main duties of the job
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
We are looking for people who:
- Have experience of working in the Community
- Are educated to RGN level 2
- Are able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Have the ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
- Have the ability to assess and formulate care plans
- Are able to teach and support student Nurses and Health Care Assistants
- Have enhanced communication and inter personal skills
You will be responsible for:
- Keeping the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
- Providing a high standard of care
- Providing a high standard of nursing intervention within a patient's own home, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required
*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities:
- To work as an autonomous practitioner with the integrated multi professional team
- To be accountable for assessing interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines
- To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
- Provide support and education of peers, new staff, non registered staff, and students
- To provide high standards of nursing intervention within a patients own home, this includes lone working , with access to specialist and advanced practitioners when required
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- RGN level 1, RGN level 2
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent
- Management of leg ulcer qualification
Experience
Essential
- Community experience
Desirable
- Primary care experience and experience in wound care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Good documentation skills
- Able to assess plan and implement care and formulate care plans
- Support Integrated Care Workers and teach and support student nurses and HCA's.
- Ability to safeguard and promote welfare of children and young people/ vulnerable adults.
- Good communication skills
- Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all children and young people/ vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical supervision
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
- Demonstrates empathy and respect for the concerns of others
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Responsible for maintaining registration with NMC and/or other professional bodies
Physical Requirements
Essential
- Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
- Travel around work base locality
- Move and manoeuvre people and equipment
- Manoeuvre patients using safe techniques in accordance with care plan.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Knowledge Centre
Wyboston Lakes
Wyboston, St Neots
MK44 3BY
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
310-OPAC-6563080-A
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