Community Staff Nurse – Workington
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
Permanent, 30 hours per week contract available.
If you are looking to become part of a friendly community nursing team, providing holistic care in the home environment this job is for you...
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Workington Community Nursing Team. The team thrives to deliver safe, effective and patient centred care to the population of our case load. We are looking to recruit registered or newly qualified nurses, eager to develop their community nursing career.
The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.
Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
Main duties of the job
To prioritise referrals and manage workload
To assess, monitor and continually evaluate risk management of situation and environment for both patient/carer/family and staff and deal with safety issues as identified.
To assess, deliver and evaluate all aspects of clinical nursing care based on best practice.
Use of equipment/technology to aid appropriate assessment of patient condition and delivery of treatment such as Doppler, Syringe Driver, enteral feed system, moving and handling equipment
To carry out a range of clinical duties that involve dealing with body fluids eg venepuncture, wound dressings, catheterisation and tracheostomy care.
To undertake and obtain samples for diagnostic purposes eg venepuncture, wound swabs, urinary and faecal sampling.
To support and educate patients/carers in promoting independence and rehabilitation in timely approach using case management model of working.
To deliver care in promoting comfort for patients who are terminally ill following recognised care pathway.
To have sound knowledge base of medication and effects on conditions.
To be responsible for appropriate and cost effective nurse prescribing.
To administer medications reviewing and monitoring effects.
To communicate closely with patients and all parties involved in delivery of services.
To order and ensure effective management of specialist nursing equipment.
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part-time
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum pro rata
Closing date
14/03/2023