Community Nurse Woking

Job summary

The Woking Community Nursing team are looking for a Band 5 Community Nurse to join our team across the neighbourhoods of Central Woking and Sheerwater, North and West Woking, East Woking and South Woking.

The Community Team visit patients in their own home as well as care homes. We offer excellent opportunities for training and development of both your clinical and leadership skills. The team has experienced Senior District Nurses who will ensure that you have the necessary support for your personal development. The community nursing service works over a 7-day week 8.00am to 8.00pm offering a variable shift pattern and includes weekend and bank holiday working.

This post requires an Adult Nursing qualification.

You will be supported with a comprehensive induction and training package as needed, to help you settle in, with the time and opportunity to get to know the people on your caseload, along with development opportunities.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess valid UK right-to-work documentation.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more details and requirements for the role.

About us

CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for.

Job responsibilities

Purpose

Responsible for the delivery of care and for managing service provision in accordance with national and local priorities, organisation policies, procedures and guidelines and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Principal duties to include

• Participate in assessment and care planning of patient care in conjunction with the District Nurse
• Implements and evaluates care and treatment in agreement with the patient and as defined in the care plan escalates any deviation from the care plan or change in condition to the District Nurse / GP accordingly
• Communicates effectively with patients, carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Prioritises daily work in line with clinical / patient need
• Maintains accurate and legible patient records in line with professional and organisational requirements this includes contemporary paper records and electronic patient record system
• Implements and works to ensure evidence based care / best practice
• Actively participates and contributes to team meetings and daily handover
• Initiates health promotion activities with individuals, patients and carers
• Takes responsibility for a defined caseload in the absence of the District Nurse, under the direction of the Practice Teacher / Team Leader
• Actively involved in the development and implementation of community nursing service developments and initiatives
• Participates in clinical audit and the implementation of changes to ways of working / clinical practice as a result of findings, recommendations and action plans
• Participates in risk assessment and promotes the safety and well-being of patients, staff and any other persons at all times and assist in ensuring a safe work environment
• Ensure that all complaints, untoward incidents, accidents and areas of clinical risk are identified and reported to the District Nurse in accordance with the organisation policies
• Keeps up to date with professional requirements, health care developments, clinical evidence, National Service Frameworks for practice, National and Local policy and guidelines
• Responsible for completing all own mandatory training within the required timeframes
• Accesses and participates in regular clinical supervision and peer review
• Participate in own annual appraisal and undertakes own continuing professional development in order to maintain and develop knowledge and skills
• Access regular 1-1 meetings with District Nurse
• Undertake mentorship training, facilitate the teaching and learning experiences for all students and staff
• Accountable for own professional actions in line with the NMC code and organisational policy and guidelines
• Monitors and orders stock levels and equipment in line with budget and lean principles
• Responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Nurse Registration (live registered with the NMC).
• Willingness to undertake further education around management of long-term conditions.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Degree or Diploma in relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Previous community nursing experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).