Community Nurse – North Leamington

The Community Nurse joins the North Leamington Place Based team on a 12-month, full-time fixed-term contract. The post delivers nursing care and health promotion through assessment, care planning and treatment for people with long-term conditions and complex needs. Work takes place in patients’ homes and clinics, with opportunities to develop community skills including wound and catheter care and end-of-life support. Applicants need NMC registration, a DBS check, independent work transport and willingness to cover flexible hours, weekends, bank holidays and evening service when required.

What the job involves

• Provide skilled nursing care and health promotion in patients’ homes and clinics, tailored to local needs
• Carry out first-contact assessments and plan, deliver, evaluate and reassess care
• Manage caseload priorities and action referrals according to risk, need and service criteria
• Provide planned and opportunistic health education to patients and carers, and advocate for patients where appropriate
• Work across professional boundaries and maintain effective links with service users, health professionals and statutory and voluntary organisations
• Manage the nursing workload and delegate tasks when the Senior Nurse is absent, organising staff and reporting concerns to a senior colleague
• Supervise junior staff and contribute to student and staff development, induction and preceptorship
• Follow safeguarding requirements and local, Trust and national policies and guidance, including contributing to the AHP and Nursing Strategy
• Maintain clinical knowledge, professional competence and accurate records; complete mandatory training and take part in supervision and development reviews
• Apply evidence and research to practice, keep up to date with clinical developments and participate in audits
• Work as a lone worker and undertake daily moving and handling, including handling equipment in confined home settings
• Travel across SWFT and to other agencies using independent transport for work

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a Registered Nurse

Experience

• Experience of adult general nursing
• Experience of working in a team environment

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of equal opportunities and the need for confidentiality
• Computer literacy
• Able to work autonomously within a team and use own initiative
• Able to supervise staff effectively and communicate well
• Able to act as an effective role model

Checks & eligibility

• Willingness to undertake a DBS check at enhanced or standard level
• Legal entitlement to work in the UK
• Car owner and driver with a full current driving licence and independent access to transport for work

Other

• Must not smoke during working hours
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends and bank holidays, and cover the evening service when required
• Willingness to travel across SWFT

Nice to have

• Mentor and assessing qualification or similar
• Experience of current NHS developments
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Ability to negotiate
• Ability to be self-motivated

What’s offered

• Support, training and career development
• Comprehensive 12-month preceptorship for nurses due to qualify
• Access to a wide range of development and training courses
• Comprehensive induction plans
• Flexible working opportunities

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