Community Nurse inNorth Yorkshire inNorth Yorkshire PUBLISHED 21 AUG 2024

Job Overview


Would you like to get out and see beautiful views of the Coast and Moors whilst carrying out your work as a Community Nurse? Do you aspire to provide holistic, patient centred care? Apply for our Community Virtual Frailty Ward Nurse vacancy where you will assess and care for patients in their own place of residence. With our service also providing nursing specialisms, there is a wonderful opportunity to develop your career with us and we support our staff in gaining further qualifications.

We are looking for a Community Nurse to work in our Frailty Virtual Ward Service. Working across, Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale localities, delivering care in patients home setting/usual place of residence, in line with the VW frailty pathways and national strategy.

As a community nurse you need your own transport and to be comfortable working alone in patient homes. You will work closely with other community nurse colleagues and the wider MDT within our own services and other agencies including the acute hospitals, Hospice, General Practice, Social Services & the voluntary sector. We are a 24/7 service so there is opportunity for different types of shifts. Ideally applicants would have at least 6 months post registration experience and an interest in community nursing, frailty and ageing well. As a community nurse, you would be supported to develop into an autonomous practitioner,nursing patients with multiple complex health care needs.


Main duties of the job


There would be an excellent induction, support from Senior Nursing Staff, and a Preceptorship Programme for newly/recently qualified nurses.

The service operates 7 days a week.


As a Community Nurse, you will work within an integrated hub model of Community Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Community Staff Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Registered Nursing Associates, Assistant Practitioners & Health Care Assistants to meet the needs of the complex patient in the community and avoid admissions to the acute sector as far as practicable. This includes (once competencies have been achieved):

• Intravenous Antibiotic administration;
• End of life care as appropriate to service model
• Recognising and Managing the deteriorating patient;
• Complex and simple wound care
• Phlebotomy, sample collecting, swabs in line with process
• Point of care monitoring, remote monitoring digital platforms
  
  

Utilising physical assessment skills and clinical nursing skills to complete patient assessments including falls, nutrition, pressure ulcers and the deteriorating patient.


Working for our organisation


We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification



Qualifications And Knowledge



Essential criteria

• Degree/diploma in adult nursing, must be willing to undertake mentorship training and responsibilities
• Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• An understanding of relevant clinical practice/standards within identified clinical area
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
  
  

Experience



Essential criteria

• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in Community Nursing, in people's usual place of residence
• Understanding of caseload management responsibilities
• Willingness to undertake and complete preceptorship, facilitating the transition for newly qualified nurse booklet and core competency development programme.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Successful completion of preceptorship Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
  
  

Skills And Competencies



Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate effective interpersonal/communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment
  
  

Applicant Requirements


You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.