Procare Community Services seeks a registered nurse for its adult community nursing team, working with nurses and health care assistants under a District Nurse. The post holder visits adults at home, assessing and treating a caseload with clinical tasks including wound care, catheterisation and end of life care. Work runs seven days a week, 8am to 8pm, with a review for a Band 6 senior post once competencies are met. Visa sponsorship is not offered.
What the job involves
- Visit adult patients in their own homes who have a nursing need, including long-term, complex and end of life care
- Assess, implement and evaluate person-centred care for a caseload of patients
- Carry out venepuncture
- Provide wound care
- Carry out catheterisation
- Manage syringe drivers
- Provide end of life care and symptom control
- Prioritise visits according to patient clinical need
- Organise own workload
- Record care on the EMIS electronic patient record
- Work as part of a local team with the acute hospital, social care, mental health teams, GPs and practice nurses
- Work under the direction of a District Nurse
What’s required
Qualifications
- Registered Level 1 Nurse
Registration & licences
- Current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration
Experience
- Ability to assess nursing needs and implement nursing care and treatment
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to prioritise visits in line with patient clinical need
- Ability to organise own workload without direct supervision
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use, where required for the post
- Independent right to work in the UK, as the employer does not sponsor visas
What’s offered
- Training and development opportunities
- Career development pathway from Band 3 to Band 8
- Review for a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse post once competencies are achieved
- Work iPhone and iPad provided
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
