Community Nurse

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Community Nurse who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our dynamic Integrated Community Nursing Service. Community nursing is changing rapidly we provide all aspects of nursing care at home for many patients who would have traditionally remained in hospital.

The three locality teams work closely with our colleagues from Earl Mountbatten Hospice, Community Rapid Response, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, GPs, Practice Nurses, Specialist Nurses, mainland hospitals and outside agencies, such as Age UK and the Local Authority.

We would expect you to have good interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate that you are an evidence-based practitioner.

We work across three locality teams and the position will be for one of the three localities depending on the service need. Any preferences should be made know an interview however this cannot be guaranteed.

*Previous applicants need not apply*

Main duties of the job

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

It is essential that you have a valid driving licence to drive in the United Kingdom as the role is community based.

Clinical skills in all types of urinary catheterisation, syringe driver management, wound management and diabetes management are desirable, but not essential.

Support and training will be available to ensure safe a safe transition to working in the community setting.

A preceptorship programme is available.

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pro rata, per annum

Closing date

06/10/2023