Community Staff Nurse Carlisle & District (Carlisle Healthcare)

NHS; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Job description

Community Staff Nurse Carlisle & District (Carlisle Healthcare)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Welcome to the world of District Nursing where urban meets rural, where compassion, expertise, and teamwork come together to provide exceptional healthcare services in our local communities.

An exciting Band 5 Community Staff Nurse opportunity has arisen with us in Carlisle Network Community Nursing Team. The successful candidate will work with our evolving Community Team, as part of the developing Integrated Care Community (ICC) of Carlisle & District area, primarily based with and serving the population of Carlisle Network ICC.

Main duties of the job

This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high-quality care, to support patients with complex needs within the community setting.

This is an excellent opportunity for dedicated and committed registered nurses who are looking to develop their clinical skills and expertise in caring for patients, working closely with health and social care colleagues to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge, and promote independence through management of long-term conditions.

We are able to provide an individually tailored preceptorship program to experienced nurses.

Consideration of flexible working would be considered where applicable and on an individual basis. Daily working hours are between 8:30 and 23:00.

Are you ready for a challenge? If you have the appetite to work as part of a team that is setting out on this transformational journey, the skills required to meet the role of a senior nurse, and want to play a part in our change story, we would love to hear from you.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high-quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The Trust will provide a twelve-month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health Professionals.

Registered Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles, or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received, this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date; please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for an interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings, please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children; therefore, if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended), the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role
• Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions
• Be aware and act in accordance with NMC code of professional conduct
• Understanding of scope of professional practice.
• Understanding of reflective practice and its application
• Self-awareness and appreciation of limitations
• Demonstrate ability of change management
• Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
• Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare

Experience

• Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively
• Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team
• Demonstrable recent Nursing experience
• Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers
• Evidence of clinical/professional development
• Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
• Leadership of a team
• Recent community nursing experience

Qualifications

• Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
• Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing
• Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
• Post registration clinical skills

Personal Circumstances

• Able to travel independently.
• Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.

Other Requirements

• Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust