Job summary
Are you a registered nurse who would like to work in the community?

Malton is a beautiful market town within a rural farming community. You will join a well established community team comprising of clinical leads, DNs, staff nurses and HCAs as well as the MDT including the therapy team.

You will have a planned induction which includes a training programme delivered by our specialist nurses & for newly qualified staff we have a preceptorship programme. We have a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role & can plan development of your competencies with support from your line manager.

As a community nurse you will work closely with the wider MDT within our own services and other agencies including the acute hospitals, Hospice, General Practice, Social Services & the voluntary sector.

Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role will include:

• Holistic patient assessment, formulation and reviewing of care plans
• Holding a non-complex patient caseload
• Management of pressure ulcers & wounds
• Palliative & end of life care
• Bladder & bowel care including catheterisation and continence assessments
• Medicines Management
• Injections (sub cut & IM)
• Phlebotomy
• Provision of equipment to support care
• Safeguarding
• Participation in daily safety huddles & handovers
• Line management & supervision of junior staff
• Practice supervision for nursing students
• Continual learning and professional development

About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential

• Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• Degree/diploma in adult nursing
• An understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within identified clinical area
• Must have a UK driving liscence

Desirable

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
• Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
• Ability to use SystmOne

Experience
Essential

• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in Community Nursing
• Ability to commute between the various sites

Desirable

• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective interpersonal/communication skills
• Ability to commute between the various sites
• Evidence of good time management skills

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment

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).