Job overview

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We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 NMC Registered Nurse to join our Out of Hours Community Nursing team in the South Hub based in Norton Canes.

You will be committed to providing exceptional care in patients own homes demonstrating a wide-range of clinical skills. Community services are admitting patients with a more complex acuity than ever before with increasingly specialist treatment requiring care from highly skilled staff. 

You will also have an opportunity to undertake training and development to ensure you are well equipped for the role, with opportunity to advance further. Extensive in house support is available from the teams own Lead Practitioner and Community Educator. 

The shifts are 18.00-02.00 and 20.00-08.15. The shifts cover 7 days per week evenings and nights to fully embrace the ethos and values of patient centred care. The team are friendly and supportive, with a key focus on staff wellbeing and safety.

Due to the nature of the role you will be expected to travel independently over a large geographical area and will ideally require a valid driving licence and access to a car. 

To apply for this role you will need to demonstrate some previous experience within a community based setting in line with the shortlisting criteria. 

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Nurse you will responsible for the delivery of care to patients who are in their own homes or residential homes, and or delivery of care to patients within a clinic setting where these are available and appropriate. You will provide assessment of care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.

The care/support plans may include the following:

• Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety
• Increased functional ability
• Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health
• Interventions in disease/condition management
• Prevention and reducing of health inequalities

As part of this role you will be expected to:

• Prioritise treatment and care for individuals according to their health status and needs
• Provide palliative and end of life symptom management
• Catheter management and procedures
• Wound management
• Long term condition management
• Prevention of hospital admission
• Undertake Tissue Viability Risk Assessment
• Supervisory responsibilities as required (e.g. work allocation) and may have some responsibility for service developments.

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

 Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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