Community Staff Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join one of our Community Nursing teams based at Trinity House in Ashford. The service operates seven days a week from 08:00-22:00, allowing opportunities for diverse shift patterns and flexible working. Weekend shifts are on a rotational basis, usually 1 in 4.

The team support patients from GP practices within the Ashford and surrounding areas.

Main duties of the job

The teams provide nursing care to predominantly housebound patients where each team takes responsibility for a defined geographical patch, allowing good working relationships with local GPs, care homes, Social Services, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders.

The Community Nurses also provide local clinics for patients requiring their clinical skills. As the Community Staff Nurse, you are able to support a patient with nursing care delivery towards the aim of self-management.

This is a highly rewarding role, and nurses are supported to achieve all the clinical skills required with local practice educators and extended training.

Clinical areas are diverse, and include clinical skills for wound management care, end of life care, medicines administrations and IVs, bladder and bowel care, amongst other duties.

Each team have two senior staff, therefore, these posts are suitable for those who are newly qualified or moving from an acute setting.

Staff will be required to drive their own car and are able to claim mileage costs and access the NHS car lease provision, following their probationary period.

Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Sunday 8am -10pm.

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full-time

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Closing date

29/06/2023