Community Registered Nurse

At Teignmouth Hospital we provide care to patients and support families in our community. Using your skills you too can make a difference. You will be using a wide range of your nursing skills as we provide a variety of support from complex wound management, catheter care, palliative care and diabetes management

Throughout your day you may be working independently but we like to meet up for lunch and discuss what’s going on and what support we can offer each other. Working together is a big part of our ethos along with being flexible and promoting a healthy work and home life balance. The commute to work alone is one of the most picturesque you will find, and our stunning local community is breath taking.

As a team we work closely with our other departments to help with an interlinking supportive care for better all-round awareness to ensure that patients receive coordinated care. Our amazing volunteers’ teams are a big part of this too.

We are happy for you to visit us.

This is a part time role for 22.5 hours per week.

Applicants must already hold their NMC registration for the position as stated in the JD&PS

To value everyone as an individual and actively support their right to have their voice heard in decisions about how their needs are metTo value differences and individuality, showing respect to all To respond with humanity and kindness to every person, by listening attentively and respecting others in conversationsTo respect every person’s preferred wishes whilst providing nursing care within their own homeTo provide the highest quality of nursing care by listening to and acting on feedbackBy taking personal responsibility you will play your part in sustainably improving services by implementing change positively and contributing to MDT discussions in a constructive and flexible wayTo work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for our peopleHelping and supporting your colleagues so that you work well together to achieve common goals and objectivesTo act as a role model, valuing everyone’s opinion and experiencesTo seek out, recognise and value the contributions of others and the role they play in a patient’s lifeTo strive to provide excellent, innovative services that helps our people to be able to live their lives to the fullTaking every opportunity to encourage and support individuals to improve their own health and wellbeingComplete nursing duties in a timely and professional manner.Act appropriately as a representative of our team and the NHS.Adhere to NMC code of conduct.

We pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and building relationships within the communities we are part of.

Taking part in local events such as fund-raising events.

We also enjoy social time together doing activities such as walking/dog walking, lunches/picnics, park run, also the occasional inter-department games.

We have a stunning outside area to enjoy breaks, lunches and even a bit of yoga.

Nothing compares to the amazing view of our local area and only a 5-minute walk away from the beach.

Some of our new colleagues have had this to say about us –

'The support from this team has been unmatched to anything I have experienced before in my career. I was made to feel welcome and supported within my team.'

'The experience in the community has been so different from the acute. Supportive, calming and confidence building.'

If you are able to work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 7pm, 7 days a week, including weekends and bank holidays, across Community nursing and Intermediate Care (nursing) to meet the needs of the Service, then come and join our team!

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Sarah Bailey

Job title: Community Nurse Lead

Email address: Sarah.bailey13@nhs.net

Telephone number: 07811124610

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