Community Staff Nurse – Maternity leave cover
Band 5, NHS AfC. Contract Fixed term 12 months (ending 30/08/2027). Hours Part time – 22.5 per week over 3 days. Job ref 331-8101336-UHMB. Site: Ulverston Health Centre, Ulverston. Salary £32,073 – 39,043 pro rata yearly.
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Job Overview
Cover maternity leave until 30/08/2027. Working 22.5 hours per week, shift pattern over 7 days a week, including regular evening and occasional night shifts for sickness/annual leave.
Registered nurse within Community Services across Dalton and Ulverston District, accountable for evidence‑based, holistic care of patients. Work as part of integrated team in community settings such as patients’ homes, residential and nursing homes.
Support the Sister/Team Leader in leading the team, supervising, directing staff and delegating workload according to staff skills.
Main Duties of the Job
Community nurses deliver a wide range of interventions in patients’ homes: long‑term condition management, diabetes care, end‑of‑life care, catheter care, symptom control, and support. Assist patients to remain in their own homes, prevent hospital admission and support a long, healthy life.
Primary Responsibilities
Good communication and documentation skills across IT systems.
- Female/male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Compression bandaging
- Doppler investigations
- IPC drain care
- Venepuncture
- Wide range of wound care
- Medication administration and syringe pump management
- Bowel and bladder assessment and care
- Others as required
Work predominantly as a lone worker, making autonomous decisions with support from the team. Car use required.
Person Specification
- Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
- Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification
- NMP
- Experience supporting professionals in practice/mentoring
Experience
- Experience of lone working
- High‑quality personalised care delivery
- Collaboration within a team
- Initiative and effective prioritisation
- Community nursing experience
Skills and Knowledge
- Understanding of community staff nurse role
- Insertion of catheters (male/female/SP)
- Up‑to‑date venepuncture knowledge
- Wound care expertise
- Palliative & EOLC experience
- Holistic assessment and care
- Doppler assessment
- Compression bandaging
Employer Information
Authorized by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Required UK professional registration. Disclosure & Barring Service checks apply.
Contact
Address Level 1
Fusion House
Evolution Park
Blackburn, Lancashire
BB1 2FD
Telephone 03033 301 033
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