Community Nurse – Bromsgrove Neighbourhood Team
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Job summary
Bromsgrove Neighbourhood Team is a friendly, fun loving, supportive and hardworking team who are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us at our base in Bromsgrove. The traditional role of the NHS community nurse has been completely transformed as more care is delivered in community settings enabling patients to receive the highly skilled care they need in their own homes. If you a nurse seeking a change in career direction or a 3rd year student at the start their nursing career, come and speak with us to proactively plan your development.
We provide new starters with a structured induction package to build your confidence and competence. There will be many opportunities to develop your nursing career further once experienced.
If you would like to discuss this role informally contact the Recruiting Manager found on the top right-hand side of the advert who will be happy to discuss the role in more detail.
Main duties of the job
The role will require:
A caring and compassionate nurse who delivers care with professionalism and integrity
Shifts 7.5hrs between 7:30am 18.00 pm, Monday to Sunday including bank holidays). Additional enhancements will be received for weekend working.
A willingness to develop more skills and commitment to learning.
A typical working day will include home visits for adults needing a range of nursing interventions. These include 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, IV therapy and other injectable drug administration and holistic assessment of a persons needs.
Back at your base, you will be involved in 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.
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full-time, Part-time
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year pro rata for part time
Closing date
30/04/2023