Community Nurse

Livewell Southwest

Job summary

37.5 hours per week. We are seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Community Nursing Team in the West Devon Neighbourhood covering Tavistock and surrounding areas served by the West Devon Primary Care Network. This post is a permanent post in a team covering 7 days a week 8.30 17.00 so rostered weekend working will be required.

You will work autonomously within a team based in rural practice, to provide high quality holistic nursing care designed to meet their individual needs, maximising well-being; improving health outcomes; and supporting people where possible to remain at home. You will need to demonstrate initiative with sound clinical knowledge, judgment, and evidence based practice.

We have currently developed our existing services to deliver urgent and acute care at home which means an opportunity to have additional competencies in your skillset that now includes intravenous therapy. We have now added a frailty service to our healthy ageing team, with a real focus on ageing well and remaining independent for as long as possible. Our key focus is to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and additionally supporting those caring for someone with dementia, who also are able remain at home. If you have an interest in community nursing and are excited about expanding the out of hospital approach, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Are you confident about making autonomous decisions regarding patient care

In line with our Service specification, why not be part of a service that ensures the patient receives the right care, by the right professional at the right time within their own homes.

Would you enjoy the challenge of being an integral member of a diverse and skilled team of professionals helping to maintain continuity of nursing care for patients, supporting them to remain at home, preventing hospital admissions, and aiding discharges.

Would you love to work in a beautiful part of the country, that is only a 20 minute drive from Plymouth. Tavistock and its surrounding areas, have some of the most beautiful scenery in the South West.

We are looking for a Community Registered Nurses who are passionate about providing high quality, competent care to people in their own homes. To promote a whole service, in a coordinated way and improve patients experiences. We are looking for people who are dynamic and flexible and excited about being part of a transformational service which aims to build care around the needs of the community and explore hybrid nursing roles to bridge the gap between home and hospital.

You will be part of a Team and managed by a District Nurse Team Manager.

The role requires positivity, excellent communication, customer care and organisational skills, good time management and the ability to prioritise own workload.

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa, pro-rata

Closing date

27/10/2023