Bank Community Nurse

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join the Community Nursing bank with opportunities for shifts in Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale and Pocklington both in the community and on the inpatient units in Whitby & Malton.

As a community nurse you need your own transport and to be comfortable working alone in patient homes. You will work closely with other community nurse colleagues and the wider MDT within our own services and other agencies. We are a 24/7 service so there is opportunity for different types of shifts.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include:

• Holistic patient assessment, formulation and reviewing of care plans
• Management of pressure ulcers & wounds
• Palliative & end of life care
• Bladder & bowel care including catheterisation and continence assessments
• Injections (sub cut & IM)
• Provision of equipment to support care
• Safeguarding
• Participation in daily safety huddles & handovers

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold valid NMC Registration
• Evidence of CPD - could include completion of short courses or post-graduate study
• Evidence of how you will efficiently transport self and equipment to/from multiple venues over a large geographical area during each shift in the UK
• Adequate IT skills required to utilise electronic patient records, electronic communications, clinical stock ordering
• Experience of use of SystmOne

Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of the specific service area, team and role evidenced within the supporting information of application to vacancy
• Experience of managing a caseload of patients including triage and prioritisation of referrals and daily work
• Experience of mentoring pre-registration students

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (pro rata)