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Job overview

We are looking for a Band 4 Community Nurse Associate to work within the Out of Hours Countywide community nursing team supporting patients with clinical
health needs.

As a nursing associate, you will be working within the multi-disciplinary team and neighbourhood team. You will provide high standard of nursing
care and interventions within the patient’s own home, with support from the wider team. The patient will be at the centre of the care being
provided, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.

We provide a service seven days a week, working closely with other community services and PCN's to provide high standard care.

You will have the opportunity to develop yourself, with extensive learning and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to
hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of
transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

We are ideally looking for people who have:
• Experience of community nursing, palliative care, care of patients with diabetes
• Educated to Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
• Experience in falls prevention work or willing to gain skill
• Experience of caring for and supporting adults and older people
• Experience of assessing patients and formulating care plans independently and where appropriate, with support from RNs in the team.
• The ability to demonstrate a commitment to high quality service provision
• The ability to work flexibly and as part of a team, as well as individually
• The ability to travel independently using own vehicle
• Good time management and the ability to manage individual workload
• Enhanced communication and inter personal skills

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk