Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Nurse to join the Neighbourhood Teams in Pershore and Upton.

We are looking for applicants with a passion for community nursing and delivering a high standard of care for patients. This role involves being a role model for junior members of the team and managing with a compassionate leadership style and a positive outlook to drive continual service improvement.

The successful applicant will have the ability to manage caseloads with evidence of strong clinical skills and decision making. This role will give you the rewarding opportunity to provide optimal care to patients in their own home and to develop your career to the next step. Shift patterns are between 07.30-18.30.

Due to the nature of the posts the applicant must be able to travel independently / have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes and hold a full UK driving license.

If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job
Working flexibly to provide the service delivery need across the local area (the service operates from 7:30 - 18:30, Monday to Sunday including bank holidays)

Your typical working day will include home visits for adults over 18 years needing a range of nursing interventions. These include leading on caring for people reaching the end of their life, managing their pain relief and other symptoms in a sensitive and compassionate manner, all types of wound care- post operative wounds, leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and complex dressing regimes and urgent care response work . You will undertake holistic assessment of a person's needs, taking in to account their environment and social circumstances.

Back at your base, you will lead team meetings, goal/care planning and evaluation and handover meetings. You will also support the teaching and learning of nurse students' pre and post registration. You will oversee patients and assist in decision making regarding their nursing care.

About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential

• High level of clinical knowledge and skill
• Understanding of personal contribution to the achievement of organisational objectives within the business plan
• Good knowledge of community services and care pathways
• Good working knowledge of positive risk taking and effective risk management strategies

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN1)
• Graduate Nursing Qualification at Academic Level 6 - or working towards.
• Preceptorship training
• Evidence of on-going continuing professional development

Desirable

• District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification
• Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake
• Post graduate modules in Leadership
• Practice educator

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience in a clinical setting - able to demonstrate transferability of experience to community setting
• Experience of management of caseloads or wards and organisation of staff
• Clinical audit/service improvement and development work
• Experience of active participation in interdisciplinary team working

Desirable

• Transcribing medication training
• Clinical audit/service improvement and development work

Skills and abilities
Essential

• High level of clinical skills
• Time management and organisation skills
• Teaching skills

Desirable

• Advanced assessment skills

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role with a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle covered by Business insurance.

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).

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.

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).

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