About this role
Job summary
Two vacancies have opened up in Dalton and Ulverston District nursing team. Various part time hours available. Shift pattern is over 7 days a week and will include regular evening shifts and may be required to cover night shifts to cover sickness and annual leave as the need arises.
The post holders will work as a registered Nurse within Community Services across the Dalton and Ulverston District nursing footprint, accountable for providing evidence based, holistic nursing care of patients.
The post holders will be required to work as part of the integrated team across community settings such as patients' homes, residential and nursing homes. Flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the patients group and the service as it continues to develop. Whilst working with other health care professionals the post holder will develop the ethos of integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard.
You will be expected to support the Sister/Team Leader in leading the team supervising, directing staff and delegating workload according to skills of the staff within the team.
Main duties of the job
Full details available in the attached job description.
Community nurses deliver a wife range of highly skilled interventions in the patients own home. This includes the management of long term conditions including diabetes care, end of life care, catheter care and symptom control and support. We support patients to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, preventing hospital admission and supporting patients to lead a long and happy life.
About us
We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.
Job description Job responsibilities
Full details in job description and personal spec.
Good communication skills and a solid documentation skills set across a range of IT systems is required. You will poses a wide range of clinical skills such as female/male and suprapubic catheterisation, compression bandaging, doppler investigations, IPC drain care, venepuncture, a wide range of wound care, medications administration, syringe pump management, bowel and bladder assessment and care and much more.
You will work predominantly as a lone worker, making autonomous decisions and have the support and contact of your team throughout the shift. Use of a car is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered general nurse student nurse
Desirable
mentorship / supervision in practice qualification palliative care academic qualification wound care academic qualification V150 NMP
Clinical skills & experience Essential
Competent in catheterisation (male/female/SP) Competent in wound care Experience of palliative care Use of digital systems for documentation venepuncture experience
Desirable
Experience in community nursing Bowel and bladder training able to carry out compression bandaging
Personal attributes Essential
Able to prioritise workload Ability to work unsupervised insight of own abilities work as part of a team good time keeping skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Address Ulverston Health centre
Stanley Street
Ulverston
LA12 7BT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)