Community Staff Nurse

  • NHS
  • Full Time
  • Spennymoor
  • 29970.00 - 36483.00 a year
NHS

Job Description

Job summary

We are currently seeking a RN to join the Community Nursing service. The role involves providing holistic nursing care to adult patients in their own home or residential care setting. Sucessful applicants will be required to hold a first level nursing registration with the NMC, additional training specific to the role can be provided.

Main duties of the job

The Community nursing team provide both planned and reactive care including Urgent Community Response.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.

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Job responsibilities

The sucessful candidate will provide a variety of nursing care to patients; including wound care, administration of medication, palliative care, management of bowel and catheter care. The role involves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care and review. The sucessful candidate will be required to work independently as part of the wider Nursing team reporting back to senior staff on duty.

Person Specification

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of issues in community nursing
  • Knowledge of Intermediate Care
  • Knowledge of key policy drivers for health and social care

Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of audit/research
  • Experience of clinical supervision
  • Evidence of recent on-going nursing development

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult)

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Evidence of Organisational skills
  • Evidence of Team working

Desirable

  • Community specific skill set

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Green Lane

Spennymoor

County Durham

DL16 6JQ

Employer's website

https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Good luck with your application