Job summary
- Main area
- District Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: multiple posts, variable part time hours
- Hours
- Part time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 331-8048979-UHMB
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ulverston Health centre
- Town
- Ulverston
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 dependant on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Two vacancies have opened up in Dalton and Ulverston District nursing team. Various part time hours available. Shift pattern is over 7 days a week and will include regular evening shifts and may be required to cover night shifts to cover sickness and annual leave as the need arises.
The post holders will work as a registered Nurse within Community Services across the Dalton and Ulverston District nursing footprint, accountable for providing evidence based, holistic nursing care of patients.
The post holders will be required to work as part of the integrated team across community settings such as patients’ homes, residential and nursing homes. Flexible working will be required to meet the needs of the patients group and the service as it continues to develop. Whilst working with other health care professionals the post holder will develop the ethos of integrated care and seamless services ensuring that patient care is delivered to the highest possible standard.
You will be expected to support the Sister/Team Leader in leading the team supervising, directing staff and delegating workload according to skills of the staff within the team.
Main duties of the job
Full details available in the attached job description.
Community nurses deliver a wife range of highly skilled interventions in the patients own home. This includes the management of long term conditions including diabetes care, end of life care, catheter care and symptom control and support. We support patients to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, preventing hospital admission and supporting patients to lead a long and happy life.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full details in job description and personal spec.
Good communication skills and a solid documentation skills set across a range of IT systems is required. You will poses a wide range of clinical skills such as female/male and suprapubic catheterisation, compression bandaging, doppler investigations, IPC drain care, venepuncture, a wide range of wound care, medications administration, syringe pump management, bowel and bladder assessment and care and much more.
You will work predominantly as a lone worker, making autonomous decisions and have the support and contact of your team throughout the shift. Use of a car is required.
Person specification
qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered general nurse
- student nurse
Desirable criteria
- mentorship / supervision in practice qualification
- palliative care academic qualification
- wound care academic qualification
- V150 NMP
Clinical skills & experience
Essential criteria
- Competent in catheterisation (male/female/SP)
- Competent in wound care
- Experience of palliative care
- Use of digital systems for documentation
- venepuncture experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in community nursing
- Bowel and bladder training
- able to carry out compression bandaging
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to prioritise workload
- Ability to work unsupervised
- insight of own abilities
- work as part of a team
- good time keeping skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marie Rogers
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01229 407788
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Level 1
Fusion House
Evolution Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2FD
- Telephone
- 03033 301 033
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