Bank Community Nurse

Job summary

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking for inspirational Bank nurses to deliver a high standard of quality care to patients within the community setting. Community Nurses work autonomously and as part of a team. Care is delivered in the patient's own home environment and designated treatment rooms. Our nurses are responsible for a manageable caseload, working across the city ensuring our patients are receiving the best quality care & thereby avoiding hospital admission.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight's Community Nursing Service work with adults who need support for a multitude of health conditions. These include:

*Long term conditions management

*Medication administration

*Acute wounds & complex wound care

*Palliative & end of life care, including bereavement support.

*Facilitating discharge from hospital

*Continence care, including all types of catheter & bowel care

*PICC line management

Main duties of the job

Although a lone worker, you will be supported by an experienced & nurturing team, to allow you to develop your existing skills into becoming an autonomous practitioner in the community. You will be provided the training you require to maintain and develop your clinical skills. This will be achieved by attending appropriate training and working with Educators in Practice & other staff within the team.

We are looking for evening & weekend bank cover along with School hours to be covered. If you think you can make a difference and this style of flexible working suits you, please do get in contact.

To provide a nursing service in the patient's own home and other community settings to include:

*First contact: acute assessment, nursing diagnosis and care, treatment, and referral

*Palliative care: symptom management including assessment of acute symptom onset, care for the patient and their family/carers

*Continuing care: intermediate care, rehabilitation and chronic disease management

*Public health: health protection and promotion programmes that improve and reduce inequalities

Job responsibilities

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.