The Chanctonbury Community Nursing Team needs a Registered Nurse to work in patients' own homes across rural and semi-rural parts of the Chanctonbury locality, for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on wound and catheter care, medicines, long-term condition management and end-of-life support, with holistic assessment and a delegated caseload. This part-time post offers autonomy in community practice, with pathways towards District Nursing and specialist interest. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is unlikely, so candidates who need it should check their eligibility first.
What the job involves
- Provide nursing care to patients in their own homes across the Chanctonbury locality
- Deliver community interventions including wound care, catheter care, medication administration, long-term condition management and end-of-life support
- Provide diabetic management and palliative care, working with the hospice and GPs
- Diagnose and treat leg ulcers and provide bladder, bowel and continence care, including urethral and suprapubic catheters
- Carry out holistic assessments, identify changes in health status and elevate appropriately
- Manage and prioritise a delegated caseload, working independently and within a team
- Support patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence across the continuum of care
- Work with local health and social care providers on care for people living with frailty
- Work with GPs, therapists, social care and other partners involved in patient care
- Maintain accurate clinical records and use digital systems in line with Trust policy
- Take part in supervision, training and development to maintain required competencies
- Contribute to quality improvement and safety processes
What’s required
Qualifications
- RN qualification, degree or diploma
- ENB 998 or equivalent, or working towards it
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Practice supervisor
Skills & knowledge
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- Applies research-based practice
- Knowledge of current local policies for community health and social care
- Clear understanding of the Community Staff Nurse role and its boundaries
- Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit, clinical supervision and professional codes of conduct
Checks & eligibility
- Car driver with access to a vehicle for work, unless reasonable adjustments apply under the Equality Act
Other
- IT literate, or willing to become so within an agreed period
- Promotes independence and choice in patient care
- Reflects on practice, learns from it, works with others on solutions and is committed to lifelong learning
- Self-aware of personal limitations and open to addressing them
Nice to have
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies
- Competence in wound management
- Catheterisation skills
- Medicines management and administration
- Palliative and end-of-life care, including managing syringe drivers
What’s offered
- Flexible working options, including part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours and flexi-retirement
- Training, development and research opportunities
- Personalised induction and pathways towards District Nursing and specialist interest
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Staff networks including EMBRACE, disability and wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and religion and belief
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
