Job summary
- Main area
- Community
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-CR6046397-C
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southern ACHT - Chalfont Community
- Town
- Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse - Southern ACHT
Band 5
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Community Staff Nurse and develop expertise skills into the district nursing service based in the Southern Adult Community Healthcare Team.
The post is to provide nursing interventions to patients in their home environment.
This post will offer you opportunities and training to develop your skills and knowledge in the speciality of district nursing field and offer you training opportunities for career development.
If you are interested in joining our friendly team, we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Assess the physical and psycho–social needs of patients and deliver therapeutic interventions based on best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes.
- To manage own case load of day visits, delivering and evaluating care to patients with a variety of medical conditions and those delegated by case managers.
- To plan interventions with the Case Manager and other team members using the common assessment process.
- To take part in the referral management process to ensure patients are treated by the most appropriate member of the team/service.
- To contribute to the development of protocols and procedures developed for clinical pathways.
- Act as a resource for other members of the team being responsible for providing profession specific expertise.
- Critically evaluate and interpret evidence based research in order to change and develop services and clinical practice
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we’re a great place to work! BHT - A great place to work Bucks Healthcare
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of recent CPD
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Car driver / owner able to travel to other locations within the trust
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate profession specific clinical assessment planning delivery and evaluation skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Report writing skills
- IT skills
- Able to work under pressure
- Self awareness, Self motivated, Enthusiastic
- Role model for health
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
- Presentation skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Nursing - Post graduate module(s) in long term conditions
Desirable criteria
- Nursing - Knowledge of working with common assessment process
- Nursing - Experience of electronic clinical systems
- Nursing - Experience participating in a research or audit project
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Selma Lino
- Job title
- Community Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07725560149
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