A 12-month fixed-term Community Staff Nurse post in the District Nursing team. The work is holistic nursing care for patients in their own homes, including end-of-life care, IV and injectable medicines, and diabetes management. The post is 30 hours a week with weekend, late and bank holiday shifts pro rata, and newly registered nurses are supported through a preceptorship. Applicants must be able to drive with access to a car, current NHS staff must be seconded, and visa sponsorship is not available.
What the job involves
- Provide holistic nursing care to patients in their own homes
- Deliver palliative and end-of-life care
- Administer IV drugs
- Administer medicines and injections
- Manage diabetes care
Qualifications
- Registered practitioner to degree or diploma level, with membership of the relevant professional body
- Learning and Assessing in Practice qualification or equivalent practice assessor training
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Supervised experience gained during clinical placements
- Experience of contributing to the management of change
- Experience of developing programmes of care for individuals or groups and providing advice
Skills & knowledge
- Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
- Ability to mentor students and supervise junior staff, including demonstrating duties to them
- Ability to prioritise and organise own and junior staff's workload and time
- Communicating effectively at all levels, including sensitive information, and overcoming barriers to understanding
- Ability to analyse situations, use judgement and own initiative
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
- Able to drive, with access to a car
Other
- Demonstrated Trust values and behaviours, with knowledge of Trust strategy and legislation relevant to practice
- Recent professional development in an up-to-date portfolio and willingness to advance clinical knowledge
Nice to have
- Recent experience in a comparable role
- Experience of clinical supervision and mentoring of junior staff
What’s offered
- Preceptorship programme for newly registered nurses
- Clinical upskilling programme
- Training and development linked to local universities
- Enhanced DBS check cost covered by the Trust
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