Community Staff Nurse

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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustWe are offering an exciting opportunity to join our District Nursing Team within Mercian PCN as a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse.
We are looking for a passionate Community Staff Nurse with demonstrable advanced clinical skills who is innovative, motivated and enthusiastic with excellent communication and organisational skills.
You will have a commitment to providing holistic care to patients in their own homes, be able to work on your own initiative and work well within a team. Key clinical skills include both simple and complex wound care, including management of various types of drainage systems, bladder and bowel management, palliative and end of life care as well as medication administration.
Within the community we are seeing more complex and acute patients than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff. Working within our Community Nursing Team you will support, assess and treat patients with a variety of health needs, delivering high quality care in line with evidence based practice. This will be supported with ability to complete robust record keeping.
Due to the nature of community working, ability to travel across the patch to provide care to patients is essential.
Main duties of the jobAs part of this role you will have responsibility for a defined caseload of patients to provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs (including palliative care, complex wound care, pelvic health, medication administration).
Working in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and colleagues to promote independence and support patient centred care planning.
You will be expected to:
Deliver care to patients who are in their own homes or residential homes, and or delivery of care to patients within a clinic setting where these are available and appropriate.Be responsible for Patients in a variety of settings across the Trust including the community and hospitals.Be skilled in the assessment of care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.Handover patient information to the wider team, document patient information effectively.Escalation of patients' needs as appropriate.About usBy joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progressionGenerous maternity, paternity and adoption leaveOptions for flexible workingUp to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leaveExtensive Health and Wellbeing support and resourcesIf you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patientsLease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rateSalary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business ratesSalary sacrifice bikes up to £2kFree car parking at all trust sitesFree flu vaccinations every yearCitizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job responsibilitiesFor full information regarding the role please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person SpecificationDrivingHas a full driving licenceQualificationsDegree in Nursing or equivalentNMC RegistrationCommitment to work towards Mentorship qualification (998-997)TrainingEvidence of/willing to undertake post-registration training relevant to the postWork ExperienceRelevant experience/placements to the role including assessment and management of long term conditions, palliative care conditions and wound care.Ability to manage time and caseload effectively. Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with people with nursing needs. Working in a multi-disciplinary team.Experience in the delivery of healthcare. Relevant placements including surgical, medical, palliative care.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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