Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join the South East Community Nursing Team in delivering holistic community-based care, through a proactive approach.  Our patients are people with long term conditions (LTC), very complex health needs, Very High Intensity Users (VHIUs) of hospital services, or people acutely unwell who can be safely managed at home. We utilise the virtual ward to enhance the health and wellbeing of patients, prevent avoidable hospital admissions and improve the patient experience.

Applicants must posess the following:

• NMC Registered General Nurse.
  Registration (Part 1 Adult / General level 1).
• Level 6 Specialist Practitioner Nursing Qualification or equivalent level 6 qualification in health-related subject.
• Level 6 modules in long term conditions, and physical assessment, or willingness to complete these within agreed time frame.
• V300 Non-medical prescribing qualification or a willingness to complete this training within an agreed time frame.
• Post qualification study to master’s level or equivalent or willingness to complete this within agreed time frame.

You must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a structured period of intensive intervention using a step up and step-down approach for patients on the community nursing caseload, providing advanced assessment, prescribing, interventions, care planning and facilitate multi-disciplinary working to enhance the persons health and wellbeing.

The role will include the promotion of patient autonomy and activation for self-care / self-management, and forward plan for patients on their caseload to prevent avoidable hospital admissions. 

The post holder will be the clinical expert for contemporary community based holistic nursing care in the locality and take the lead for developing and improving the community team’s competency in delivering advance care planning and health promotion activities, complex care and nursing procedures towards improving the patient’s health and wellbeing and quality of life. 

The post holder will work closely with the team leader, to provide senior leadership for the team and be responsible for delivering a high quality service. 

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.