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Job summary

Main area
Community Nursing
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (8am-6pm shift pattern)
Job ref
270-TF212-ACS
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
East Northants Community Nursing Team
Town
Wellingborough/ Thrapston
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Community Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

We are currently seeking a dedicated, caring, compassionate & highly motivated Senior Community Nurse to join our team.  Applications are welcomed from nurses who have 2 or more years’ experience post qualification and previous roles working as a community nurse will be advantageous.  

Main duties of the job

The Community Nursing Service aims to provide an excellent standard of person centred planned and unplanned nursing intervention to patients in their homes and is part of an integrated service that supports patients to remain in their home environment. As a County Wide Community Nurse you will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team including GPs, Practice Nurses and Specialist Nurses in order to support the service delivery having a high focus on quality outcomes and improving the patient experience.

As both an organisation and a service we are actively involved in both local and national innovative projects around improving quality of care and integrated working. We promote mobile working technology to aid staff to provide a safe robust service for the patients. We have an extensive program of training and skills development available and actively nominate and encourage our staff to apply for national awards, such as Queen’s Nursing Institute, RCN and Nursing Times awards. Motivated staff are encouraged to complete extended skills training such as the DNSPQ. The Trust also supports unqualified team members with appropriate experience to complete Nurse Associate training and for those who can demonstrate capability, Registered Nurse training.

 

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registered General Nurse -NMC
Desirable criteria
  • Independent Nurse prescribing qualification would be desirable
  • Advanced clinical assessment skills

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Previous experience in a primary care/community setting
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Time Management Skills
  • IT skills
  • Be able to work on own initiative
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of working at Band 6 level

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Boustred
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07564501542
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