Community Staff Nurse

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are very proud of our community nursing service and the difference it makes to people requiring nursing care in their own home. With an increasing complexity of patients in our community, our team provides seamless holistic nursing care to ensure patients receive the right care.

We are looking for individuals who can be part of our fast-moving, innovative and ambitious teams, dedicated to supporting our communities to manage their own health both at home and in our dedicated clinics.

You will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care to patients across the locality and work flexibly with multidisciplinary teams across our service to support our patients' journey.

You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be adaptable, reliable, resourceful, and approachable. You'll need to be organised and confident and able to cope with changing environments as you'll be working independently in patients' homes; support is always available.

Main duties of the job

Our community teams of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals deliver care to people who present with significant physical health care needs in various settings including clinic-based, community inpatient, hospices, and care in the patient's own home, including care homes, enabling them to be independent, self-caring, and live their optimum lives while reducing hospital admissions.

Services range from community nursing, including specialist practitioners, to public health and health promotion such as school nursing and health visiting, with many specialist community services designed to support care pathways such as Physiotherapy, OT, Speech and Language, Dietetics, and Podiatry.

Supporting the efficient running of these services are administrative and managerial roles. All roles, at all levels, are vital in transforming community health services, ensuring high-quality care is provided both now and into the future based around the needs of our patients - together we all make a difference.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

Arnold Community Nursing Team

Band 5, Full time (37.5) Substantive

We are seeking suitably skilled nurses to join our general healthcare services to the resident adult population of Arnold and across our Hucknall nursing team.

Providing appropriate community nursing care following a robust holistic assessment which enables patients to be cared for in their own homes and clinic settings. You will facilitate the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission/re-admission by reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individual's potential for independence.

You will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care to the residents of Arnold & Hucknall and will work flexibly in the community to support our evolving and developing services, supporting the team to deliver high-quality integrated care. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful, and approachable. Working hours will be flexible between the hours 8am to 8pm over seven days.

Community experience is preferred, but those with appropriate transferable skills will be considered, as will students having undertaken a community management placement.

The position requires you to work independently but also be a team player.

A robust induction and competency-based development package will be provided. Newly qualified staff will be offered a preceptorship programme.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Benefits of a community nursing career

• A robust and tailored competency-based development package which will support you with a vast array of newly acquired nursing skills.
• Newly qualified staff will receive a tailored preceptorship programme.
• Access to clinical and managerial supervision from a vast experience base.
• Free parking on all healthcare sites.
• Opportunity to undertake District Nurse degree secondment.

Would you like to Try before you buy? Come and see for yourselves how fantastic it is. Contact us now to arrange a day to shadow and spend time in one of our teams. Alternatively, if you think this role is what you've been looking for, don't hesitate. Apply now, we can't wait to meet you.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Professional Qualification RGN to degree level or equivalent/current management student on community placement.
• Maintains current registration with the NMC.
• Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration.

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Demonstration of team working.
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues.
• Good skills in assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patients' nursing care.
• IT Skills.

Experience

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding.
• Specialist and area-specific experience.

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments.
• Knowledge of the trust values.

Training

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education, and training that will enhance service delivery.

Contractual requirements

• Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays).
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Physical Requirements

• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties.

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a year (pro rata for part-time).