A permanent post in the Trust's community nursing teams, working alongside experienced colleagues to care for patients in their own homes. The role centres on assessing care needs, managing acute and chronic conditions and building care plans with the wider multidisciplinary team. It is a full-time 37.5-hour post, with the post holder expected to work flexibly as service needs require. Visa sponsorship is not available, so candidates must already hold the right to work in the UK.
What the job involves
- Provide person-centred care that protects patients' safety, privacy and dignity, in line with Trust values
- Assess patients' care needs and develop care programmes within the multidisciplinary team
- Manage acute and chronic nursing needs
- Build therapeutic relationships with patients
- Work with community partners to achieve the best possible health outcomes
- Identify care needs, monitor patients' conditions and record observations
- Help patients develop wellbeing care plans
- Support people to maintain wellbeing and independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admission
- Deliver end of life care, including symptom management and identifying and meeting people's preferences
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree or diploma level qualification in nursing practice
Registration & licences
- Registered practitioner
- Membership of the relevant professional body
Experience
- Supervised experience gained on clinical placements
- Ability to mentor students or supervise junior staff
- Experience of contributing to the management of change
- Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
- Knowledge of Trust strategy and policies relevant to the role
- Ability to evaluate data and produce reports in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Experience of using electronic patient or service user record systems
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
- Valid right to work in the UK without sponsorship
Other
- Recent professional development evidenced in an up-to-date portfolio
Nice to have
- Recent experience in a comparable role
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
What’s offered
- Structured induction programme
- Flexible working patterns
- Pastoral support
- In-house learning and development, plus links with local universities
- Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses
- Trust covers the cost of the Enhanced DBS check
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
