About this role
Job summary
Band 5 Registered Community Staff Nurse - Placed Based Team 9 Stratford upon Avon
Full-time
Permanent
Base: Stratford hospital
An exciting opportunity to join a wonderful, dynamic and patient focused team providing high quality services to the local community in Stratford Upon Avon and surrounding rural villages.
Whether it be supporting a team member with new skills or attending to a patient and advising their family/carers, your role as a Community Nurse provides you with the opportunity to deliver a high standard of care to patients in their homes alongside developing your leadership skills supporting your team.
Could you be Community Nurse looking for a new challenge or newly qualified Nurse . As a Registered Nurse you will contribute to leading a community nursing team within a multi professional environment.
The role requires travel around the local community. You will need to have a full driver's licence and access to a car. The service covers 8am - 6pm working 7 days per week. The shift patterns are 8am - 4pm and 10pm - 6pm fulltime including weekend working.
If you are interested, would like to come for an informal visit or have any questions please contact Jane Parsons Professional Lead on 077721236408.
Main duties of the job
The community staff nurse is a member of the Integrated Health Team, who undertakes professional duties in the client's homes and clinics to ensure provision of high standard nursing care and health promotion. To work across professional boundaries, providing comprehensive health care that is sensitive to the needs of the local population.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Job description Job responsibilities
Act in accordance with current local Warwickshire Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children, and SWFT guidelines/policy to protect vulnerable adults and children.
Contribute towards ensuring AHP & Nursing Strategy is implemented across the Integrated Health Team.
To undertake the first contact assessment, including planning, implementation, evaluation and reassessments of the care plans.
In the absence of the District Nurse, to take responsibility for the day to day management of the nursing workload, delegating the workload appropriately to other team members.
To establish priorities of care in accordance with caseload management
To take responsibility for updating and developing professional knowledge and skills which relate to clinical practice
To act within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and comply with the Trusts policies and procedures
To participate in the development, training and mentorship of pre-registration students and staff as required including induction and preceptorship programmes
To provide skilled clinical nursing practices
Communication
Develop and maintain effective communication networks, with service users, health care professionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations
To promote and maintain accurate record keeping in order to conform to NMC policy and Data protection
Responsibility for patient care
To action referrals appropriately according to risk and need in accordance to the service referral criteria
To undertake planned and opportunistic health promotion and education activities with patients and carers
Act as a patients advocate where appropriate
Policy and Service Development
Understanding national policy and guidance and the ability to interpret and implement at service level
Responsibility for Human Resources
Direct supervision of junior members of staff
Act independently on a range of delegated tasks and use own initiative in order to manage own workload within appropriate professional guidelines
Participate in the PDR process to identify personal and team development goals
Able to organise staff in the absence of the District Nurse (Band 6) reporting to a senior member of staff any anomalies
Professional Responsibilities and Freedom to Act
Interpret national guidance on NMC guidelines
Participate in clinical supervision
Maintain clinical and professional competencies in accordance with relevant statutory legislation and guidance relevant to health professionals and their services
To participate in mandatory and statutory training requirements and keep a record of all training and other developmental activities
Responsibility for Research & Development
Ensure standards, protocols and policies are evidence based and applied to practice
Keep updated with current clinical issues thus always promoting best practice
Use research to inform practice
Participate in audits as appropriate
General
The post holder will be required to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes to travel across SWFT and to other agencies
Physical and Mental Effort
The post holder will undertake people moving and handling on a daily basis. The handling of equipment e.g. hoists, is integral to the post and may be required to be undertaken in confined spaces within patients homes.
The post holder will be required to operate as a lone worker in accordance with WCH policies and procedures
The post holder may come into contact with bodily fluids including urine and faeces and exudate from wounds e.g. blood and pus
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse
Desirable
Mentor and Assessing Qualification or similar
Experience Essential
Experience of adult general nursing. Experience of working in a team environment
Desirable
Experience of current developments in the NHS
Skills Essential
Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equal opportunities Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need for confidentiality in all aspects of the role Computer Literate
Desirable
Evidence of ongoing professional development
Personal Qualities Essential
Able to work autonomously within the framework of a team Must be able to work on own initiative and be able to supervise other staff effectively Ability to be an effective communicator Excellent role model
Desirable
Ability to negotiate Ability to be self-motivated
Other Job Requirements Essential
Must be a non-smoker during working hours Must be willing to undertake a DBS to Enhanced / Standard level Must be legally entitled to work in this country Must be car owner/driver with full current driving licence with independent access to transport for work purposes Must be willing to work flexible hours including Bank Holidays and weekends and be able to participate in the cover of the evening service if required Must be willing to travel across SWFT
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 South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Stratford Distirct Nurse office- Stratford Hopistal site
Arden Street
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 6NX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)