Community Nurse inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED WED 20 NOV 2024

We have an exciting opportunity to join our District Nursingservice as a Band 5 Community Nurse based at Chew Medical Practice .

You will join a caring and supportive team of Community Nurses and Healthcare Assistants where individual development and progression is key and teamwork is at the centre. You will also work alongside the Reablement team, Community Matrons and specialist nurses in a multi-disciplinary atmosphere.

With service hours typically being8.00 am - 5 pm Monday to Fridaywith one in every 4 weekends. Your focus will be to offer advice and support to housebound service users in their own homes to promote their well-being and independence. You will also be offered a flexible role where you can work your own diary to provide continuity of care.

We offer an individually tailored induction programme to suit your needs and interests and to help you develop your skills to be the best they can be, as well as preceptorships for newly qualified nurses along with other Continuous Professional Development opportunities.

Whether you are a newly qualified, due to qualify, or an experienced Band 5 Nurse already, we would love to hear from you!

When I joined the community I assumed the majority of my workload would be wound care but its quite the opposite, my skills have widened massively and my confidence has grown. I love the variety each day brings and being able to see the positive changes I can make to our service users.

As a Band 5 Community Nurse for the Keynsham team, you will mainly cover the Chew Valleyarea, as well as a few villages.

To complete the duties of the role a Drivers license and access to a car is necessary.

As a Community Nurse you will:

• Responsible for contributing to the holistic assessment, planning delivery and evaluation of care to patients within their own homes.
• To develop and implement programmes of care
• Advise and recommend treatment byliaisingwith GP's and other specialists within the multidisciplinary team
• To take charge in the absence of senior grade staff
• Administration of medication s/c, im, pr, IV, transdermal, oral, controlled drugs, along with palliative care, wound care and IV therapy.

About us

You will feel valued as aBand 5 Community Nursewith HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £28,4£34,581 and AfC terms and conditions including an NHS pension
• Free tea and coffee at your base location
• On-site car parking!
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality CommissionThe Ideal Candidate

  You will:

  • Be an NMC Registered Nurse or a newly qualified nurse
  • Have a full UK driving license with access to a car for work purposes.
  • Can work both independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
  • Have strong communication and organisation skills and a flexible approach
  • You will be looking for a role that is rewarding and varied and where you get to develop lasting relationships with service users.

  We provide a supportive preceptorship programme to allow you to develop your skills in your new career.