Job summary
- Main area
- Community District Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 448-TSS-6202938-B
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Based
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Community District Nurse
Band 5
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Job overview
Are you looking for a career in the NHS, but unsure where to begin? It’s a great time to apply to join our OUTSTANDING organisation.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust provides opportunities to gain experience working within our communities to develop your career.
Temporary Staffing Services allows you to work within Cambridgeshire Community Services, under a 0 hours contract basis, which means you have the flexibility to work as and when you want to.
As a Bank Worker you can work flexibly full or part time to fill a temporary vacancy or short term staffing shortages, however hours and placements cannot be guaranteed.
Our temporary roles will give you lots of variety in different environments and could be you “foot in the door” to the NHS.
(Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised).
Main duties of the job
To support the provision of Community Nursing care within the Integrated Community Nursing Team, providing scheduled and unscheduled care to the house bound population of Luton.
To assist in the assessment and implementation of holistic care provision.
To work with the Multi-Disciplinary Teams to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure at all times patients are treated with care and compassion.
To accept responsibility for those patients whose care has been delegated to them by the Community Nursing Sister or Senior Nurse and ensure continuity of the nursing care by on-going assessment.
Escalate Risk as appropriate.
Assess and prioritise unscheduled requests for nursing intervention and allocate to the appropriately skilled clinician as appropriate.
To refer patients to other services / agencies as appropriate.
To organise own work as delegated by the senior nurse.
Delegate work to junior staff and learners as required
To assist in the assessment and implementation of care interventions to meet identified health needs of individuals, families and communities.
Maintain associated records.
To provide mentorship to pre- and post-registration nursing students.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Degree / Diploma
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Willingness to undertake additional training in line with service development.
Desirable criteria
- MSPP trained
- Palliative Care training
- Central line training
- Tissue Viability training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Nursing patients with a wide range of conditions including terminal illness and physical disabilities
- Ability to organise/prioritise workload
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Awareness of revalidation requirements
- NMC Code of Conduct and Implication on Practice
- Knowledge of research based practice Basic I.T skills, Microsoft office, Word.
Desirable criteria
- Community Nursing Experience and lone working
- Experience of working within a high ethnic population
- Enhanced I.T skills
- Systm0ne experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Clear written and verbal skills
- Organisational skills
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to problem solve
Desirable criteria
- Holistic assessment
- Catheterisation
- IV Therapy
- Syringe Drivers
- Wound Care
- Diabetic Care
- Palliative Care
- Enhanced skills in problem solving
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tiffany Heslop
- Job title
- Temporary Staffing Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07783 885610
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