About this role
Job summary
Could you help West Suffolk Hospital to deliver the best quality and safest care to our local community?
An exciting opportunity for a band 6 Junior Sister, Community Nurse, has arisen in the Bury Town Integrated Neighbourhood Team. The team are based in Bury St Edmunds a historic market town surrounded by picturesque villages.
The successful applicant will join a dynamic, friendly team of community nurses, community matrons, therapists. You will be providing nursing services to patients in the community and have the chance to work in an autonomous manner with the support of the wider multi disciplinary team within the hospital and across the West Suffolk Alliance.
Within your role you will be able to provide clinical and supervisory leadership to staff and students within the team and support the management of the nursing staff by taking responsibility, in partnership with the District Nurse, for the day-to-day co-ordinating, planning and delivery of the nursing services within the Community Healthcare Team. You will be supporting the management of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence based practise to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to improve patient health.
Main duties of the job
You will be using a wide range of nursing skills and will need to be confident in your assessment skills and in your ability to provide safe, effective treatments whilst working in a community setting.
Experience in leadership as well as clinical experience in palliative care, wound management, catheter management, cannulation, IVs and a range of point of care testing techniques will be an advantage. You will have the chance to be fully involved in working with the MDT and integrating with Adult Social Care, hospice and hospital staff and will need to be committed to ongoing learning and development in the team.
This will be the perfect opportunity if you would like a role where you can use a broad range of nursing skills and develop your leadership and management skills. We deliver nursing care to patients in their own homes and on the virtual ward.
You will be able to develop your role in accordance with areas of clinical interest and to progress in your career, with training and education available to support this. There are opportunities to be involved in quality improvement initiatives and ongoing learning and development in the team.
We operate a 7 day service within core hours 8am to 6pm
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details around the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification Essential
Current NMC registration or working towards. To have or be willing to work towards one or a combination of the following: oLeadership training. To have or be willing to work towards one or a combination of the following: oLevel 3 degree Clinical module on long term conditions such as Leg Ulcer Management, Diabetes care or End of Life Care. To have or be willing to work towards one or a combination of the following: oCare Lead / Case Management /Health coaching training. Evidence of continuing professional development recent and relevant to the post.
Desirable
Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and use of HR management policies including Capability, Sickness management, and Disciplinary.
Experience & Knowledge Essential
Evidence of working within the community nursing setting. Experience of supervision of staff, including PDR. Evidence of high level of ability to reflect on and critically appraise own practice and performance. Experience of co-ordinating and delegating work and reviewing others performance. Experience and knowledge of autonomous and independent decision making in home environments, which are often complex and unpredictable. Enhanced awareness of mental health conditions and issues. Comprehensive holistic assessment skills in the patient's home environment.
Desirable
Evidence of formal clinical supervision. Ability to give constructive feedback and praise
Skills & Abilities Essential
High level of nursing skills and knowledge for managing and supporting the care of people in their own home environment. High level of ability to work under pressure and set priorities to achieve service objectives. High level of clinical reasoning skills and credibility as a nursing leader. Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses. Effective communication skills with people on complex matters, issues, ideas, in complex situations. Ability to work alone and give professional supervision and guidance to junior staff. Ability to act on own initiative and manage any risks. Good observational and reporting skills Able to give examples of working flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs. The ability to drive to rural locations and hold a current valid driving licence. Ability to manoeuvre patients using handling aids.
Desirable
Cannulation / IV Therapy administration
Personal Qualities Essential
Model the trust and professional behaviours and objectives. Highly motivated to working duties Flexible approach to working hours / duties. Ability to evidence working in an integrated manner. Understand the role of the DN and Team Lead and support them in the leadership of the team. "Can do" attitude.
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 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address Technology House
Western Way
Bury Town
IP33 3SP
Employer's website https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)