District Nursing Sister - LeominsterinLeominsterinLeominsterPUBLISHED THU 27 MAR 2025
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In this pivotal role, you'll manage a diverse caseload, delivering essential nursing interventions to patients with complex needs. Collaboration is key; you will liaise closely with GPs and multidisciplinary teams to create optimal care plans. We value excellent organisational skills and a commitment to cooperation, as we navigate the busy demands of our service together. With the flexibility to work on weekends and some late shifts, you’ll enjoy the benefits of a truly rewarding career while making a real difference in people’s lives. Plus, our commitment to your growth means you'll have access to continuous training and opportunities for professional development.
If you share our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, we’d love to hear from you. Your journey in community nursing starts here—apply today!
We are the Leominster District Nursing Team, within the North West Locality, a dedicated team providing excellent planned and unplanned nursing care to patients in their own homes. We aim to deliver high quality care to improve health and wellbeing and to support our patients to remain living at home. We pride ourselves in being hard-working, supportive, friendly and flexible.
We're seeking to recruit a Band 6 Community Nursing Sister, or an experienced Band 5 Community Nurse who is keen to develop . You will share our passion for caring for people in their own homes and has the ability to support the leadership and management whilst striving for excellence in community nursing. You will be pivotal in a collaborative environment that promotes innovative approaches to patient care and a mentor to new staff to help shape the future of nursing within the community.
As part of this role, you will be involved in triage and referrals. This involves managing referrals appropriately, and delegating urgent visits for staff within the North West Locality.
We're keen to recruit a colleague with the right values and behaviours who can help us deliver our Trust priorities of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
As a community nursing sister you will be responsible for managing an identified caseload of patients delivering a wide range of nursing interventions for patients with complex healthcare needs. In addition you will support junior team members with more complex nursing interventions on the team's shared caseload.
You will work closely with you designated GP practice, attend multidisciplinary meetings and work in partnership with our health and social care colleagues to provide optimal care plans for our patients.
We are a busy service and caseloads are reflective of this. This requires you to have good organisational skills, an ability to work independently and flexibility to support the needs of the service. You will be able to demonstrate excellent nursing skills, ability to motivate others and work well was part of a team.
You will be required to work weekends, bank holidays and cover late shifts (until 8 pm) as part of a rota. The role involves visiting patients at home in a rural setting and you therefore must be able to drive and have access to a car. There are opportunities for lease cars.
If you have the right values for the Wye Valley Trust you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development.
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You will be required to work weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota and cover late shifts until 8pm. The role involves visiting patients at home in a rural setting and you therefore must be able to drive and have access to a car. There are opportunities for lease cars.
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