Community Staff Nurse

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; Todmorden; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000

Job description

Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Todmorden District Nurses

Town: Todmorden

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59

Interview date: 22/04/2025

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone, and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work, and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

Job overview

This is an exciting time for Calderdale’s district nursing teams as we have established 5 community hubs each with its own unique and diverse needs.

We are seeking enthusiastic staff members with excellent communication skills, who are highly motivated and adaptable in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that you hold a full driving license with access to a vehicle suitable for business use.

We have a vacancy for a part-time position with the Todmorden team. While this is the main team base, the role will involve working for all bases across the community division.

Main duties of the job

Are you passionate about providing the best possible care, empowering patients, and delivering complex care in the community?

Are you an experienced qualified community staff nurse seeking a new challenge?

If so, we would love to meet you!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Be able to create a professional nursing culture which is open to change, new ideas, concepts, and innovation whilst reflecting organisational strategy and values.
• To deliver direct and indirect patient care.
• To participate in the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust provides a 24-hour district nursing service and, as such, an element of flexible working is expected to maintain safe, effective, responsive services.
• Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust acknowledges and supports the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (NMC 20002). This code must underpin the practice of community nurses within the PCR at all times.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice
• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete
• Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Role Specific Training relevant to specialty of the post
• Teaching Qualification
• Leadership Qualification

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients within the specialty of the post
• Experience of working with patients, and those that matter to them, from a range of diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Experience of working as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise own workload.
• Knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control principles and procedures
• Knowledge and skill in safeguarding principles and procedures
• IT literacy and ability to use NHS systems
• Competence in specialty or role-specific extended skills required of the post or willingness to undertake necessary training
• Clinical experience in the specialty of the post
• Skills in research and audit methodology and application of findings to practice
• Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
• Human Factors awareness

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

If you have any questions please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.