About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Community Staff Nurse to join our dynamic and supportive community nursing team for the Community Night Nursing team for two nights per week (Fri/Saturday).
This post involves delivering high-quality nursing care to patients in their own home or in a clinic setting offering variety and autonomy in your daily practice.
As a Community Staff Nurse, you will provide holistic nursing care, supporting patients with a range of conditions, such as end of life care and symptom management. This is alongside with other nursing care required for our patients.
Who We're Looking For:
NMC Registered Nurse with enthusiasm, energy, and a passion for delivering high standards of care. While community experience is not essential, an understanding of autonomous working in the community setting and transferable skills are desirable. If you are looking for a change . You are passionate about caring for patients who are end of life and require the input from a community nursing service to stay at home. You must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for travelling across the locality. Visa Sponsorship:This position isnot eligiblefor Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold theright to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Main duties of the job
Deliver Skilled Nursing Care: Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care, ensuring best practice principles are followed. Comprehensive Patient Assessment: Conduct thorough assessments of patients' physical, psychological, and social needs, including carers' requirements. Develop individualised, person-centred care plans that promote self-care and help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. Care Planning and Continuity: Be able to triage and accept referrals from acute settings, GPs, carers, and other agencies during the shift, Liaising with GP out of hours Service. Problem Identification and Escalation: Identify and document new problems or changes in condition, reporting findings to the Band 6 nurse as appropriate. Accurate Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and contemporaneous electronic records in line with Trust and NMC guidelines. Full training on the use of electronic record systems will be provided. Liaison and Referrals: Liaise effectively with GPs, other services, and agencies, ensuring timely and appropriate referrals to optimise patient care. Patient and Carer Support: Provide information, guidance, and emotional support to patients, families, and carers to promote positive health outcomes.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC Registered RN Qualifications/BSc in Nursing Studies
Desirable
Evidence of CPD training
Experience Essential
Experience with end-of-life care, male/female catheters. Experience from current role or student nurse. Catheter care experience. Wound care experience. EOL care or exposure to.
Desirable
Suprapubic catheter care experience and competencies Previous experience working in community nursing. Experience of organising patient related resources
Skills Essential
Ability to manage and prioritize workload. Enthusiastic and motivated Ability to work unsupervised. Able to use electronic patient records. Support Patient and Person-centred care.
Desirable
Computer skills. Leg ulcer management skills. IV competencies.
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.
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Farnham Centre for Health
Hale Road
Farnham
GU9 9QL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)