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Community Staff Nurse

Employer
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Worthing
Salary
£24,907-£30,615 pa (pro rata)
Closing date
18 Oct 2021

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Sector
Healthcare, Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time

Job Details

Band 5

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
  • Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
  • Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
  • July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
  • Flexible working patterns offered across all services
  • Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
  • Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader

SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust's workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.

Job overview

Community Staff Nurse - 25 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to play a key role in providing a range of nursing skills to patients with a variety of complex and non-complex needs, in order to both proactively and responsively prevent hospital admission.

Main duties of the job

Primary Care Network (PCN) Community teams are multidisciplinary teams encompassing both Community Nursing and Proactive Care. They are the core element of a wider system responsible for coordinating care delivery to patients on the caseload. The delivery of high quality care is organised around an individual's needs, identified through holistic assessment and referral, and centered around collaborative working by a range of service providers.

The post holder will be working without direct supervision in a number of community settings, following the nursing process and delivering appropriate nursing care to patients on the caseload. They will also be an information resource for patients and colleagues, and work collaboratively with our health and social care partners.

Applicants should be nurses with a wide range of clinical competencies including but not limited to wound care, catheter management, palliative care, phlebotomy, administration of medications/injections, and compression bandaging. Development opportunities will be available for the right candidate once in post if further competencies are required.

If you are patient-centered, committed to delivering high quality care, and have excellent clinical and communication skills, a "can do" attitude and a desire to be the best, then this is the job for you.

Working for our organisation

In return we can offer you:
  • Flexible working patterns
  • Supportive learning environment
  • Dedicated career pathways, and great opportunities for continuing professional development
  • Commitment to and support for your wellbeing
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • NHS discount and salary sacrifice schemes

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to achieve excellence then we would love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria
  • RN qualification / degree or diploma
  • ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards


Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of a range of clinical competencies


Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in a community setting


Skills
Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers
  • Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
  • Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
  • A clear understanding of the role of Community staff nurse
  • Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
  • IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
  • Knowledge of clinical governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision & professional codes of conduct
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
  • Practice supervisor
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills
  • Good communication and negotiation skills


Desirable criteria
  • Motivational interviewing skills


Other
Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
  • Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and development
  • Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
  • Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and show openness to address them
  • Car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes


This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please ensure that you check your emails, including your junk folder, on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically as well; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

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
  • Community Staff Nurse JD and PS ( PDF , 715.7 KB )
  • Community Staff Nurse JD and PS ( PDF , 715.5 KB )
  • Staff Benefits Brochure ( PDF , 484.5 KB )

Company

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) offers diverse employment opportunities across Sussex.

We employ over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff, and our expert teams deliver a wide range of medical, nursing and therapeutic care to over 10,000 people a day, serving a total population of 1.3 million.

Why join our #CommunityThatCares at SCFT?

  • Flexible working patterns offered across our services
  • Ongoing training and development tailored to your needs
  • Excellent research opportunities
  • BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks 
  • Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
  • Free health and wellbeing checks for all staff
  • Workplace nurseries rated Good and Outstanding by Ofsted

SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust’s workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.

Contact our friendly Recruitment team on 01273 242227 or sc-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

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Company info
Website
Telephone
01273 696011
Location
Glynde Building
Brighton General Hospital
Elm Grove
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 3EW
GB

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