Community Staff Nurse Band 5 - Congleton and Holmes Chapel inCongleton inCongleton PUBLISHED MON 25 NOV 2024

This is your opportunity to join a forward-looking community team, if you have previous experience in this area of nursing or if you are new to this specialty.

The Community Nursing Team works as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, caring for residents in Congleton and Holmes Chapel. We work in partnership with practice nurses and empower patients to deliver the lower leg wound pathway. We enable patients to manage their long-term conditions whilst remaining at home and preventing unnecessary admissions to hospital. Our work enables us to integrate with other services in the community including virtual wards and crisis response.

Congleton War Memorial Hospital is currently undergoing exciting changes and opportunities to link with the development of the community diagnostic centre

Hours per week: 37.5 (part time will also be considered)

The successful candidate will have excellent, up to date clinical skills & be enthusiastic, motivated and be able to work flexibly across our patch. It is expected that candidates will be able to contribute to the on-going advancement of the team & will be rewarded with a friendly, supportive environment in which to develop.

The nursing team is part of a wider care community in which we support Congleton and Holmes Chapel residents to live well

Applications are welcomed from Band 4 Registered Nursing Associates & Band 5 Registered General Nurses. Experience is not necessary & enquiries are welcome from those interested. Informal visits are encouraged, especially from those currently working in the acute sector, who would like to see how community care works, first hand.

Unfortunately we cannot support an application for OSCE. The temporary NMC pin is also not acceptable, the full NMC pin is required. We also cannot accept any other registration from another country, it must be a UK NMC pin.

About us

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnswFuV for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.