The Tewkesbury and Newent community nursing team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a permanent community nurse to care for patients in their own homes. The post centres on assessing patients and carers, building individual care plans and managing a delegated caseload, including administering medications. Hours are full or part time across seven-day shifts that include weekends and bank holidays, and a preceptorship programme supports newly qualified nurses. Applicants need NHS community experience and a full driving licence for work use.
What the job involves
- Assess patient and carer needs through strength-based assessment
- Develop individual care plans with patients and carers, including information, advice, signposting and education
- Provide evidence-based skilled nursing care, support and advice to colleagues, patients and carers
- Regularly evaluate care plans and report clinical changes or concerns to the appropriate team member
- Administer and monitor medications in line with policies and procedures
- Take responsibility for a delegated caseload and contribute to workload prioritisation
- Work to reduce unwarranted variation in clinical practice
- Discuss care with other disciplines and agencies and refer patients to those better placed to meet their needs
- Collaborate with Integrated Community Teams and aligned services to promote independence
- Maintain accurate records on the electronic clinical recording system
- Respond to patient and carer feedback within Duty of Candour expectations
- When suitably experienced, act as a clinical triage nurse in centralised community nursing referral centres
Qualifications
- Willingness to undertake additional training as required
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a registered nurse
Experience
- NHS community nursing experience
- Experience of working without direct supervision
- Experience of working with student learners in practice
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication skills
- Courage to make clinical decisions
- Ability to work on own initiative, assess patients competently and report relevant changes in condition
- Ability to manage workload, prioritise and delegate in the absence of the team leader
- Ability to liaise effectively with primary care teams and other professionals and agencies
Checks & eligibility
- Full driving licence and use of a vehicle for work
- Full disclosure of visa history where a visa is needed to work in the UK
Nice to have
- Evidence of post-registration education and training
- Holistic health assessment course or equivalent
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
What’s offered
- Individualised development planning
- Funded university-accredited courses linked to career progression
- Autonomy to manage own workload and a small caseload in partnership with line manager
- Supportive management structure
- Preceptorship programme aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework, with option of a level 7 module
- Structured clinical supervision and in-service training
- Access to advanced practitioners, clinical specialists and non-medical prescribers
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