Job overview
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking to work nights only? Join our Dorset Integrated Urgent Care Service Community Night Nursing team!
As a community night nurse, you will be delivering face to face care to adults who have been referred to the team by patients and their relatives/carers or Health Care professionals.
We will be looking for you to provide autonomous nursing care with a HCA, so you are always part of a supportive and collaborative unit. You will help to promote and sustain independence/wellbeing for the individual or carer in the relevant setting. Post-qualification experience of working in an autonomous setting / role would be desirable but not essential.
You will drive the IUCS vehicles across Dorset, as you will be working in the community, residential or healthcare environment. You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team that is made up of Nurses, Paramedics and GP's. Professional development and career progression opportunities available.
The Night Nursing role is a part-time post of 34.5 hours per week, 20.00 to 08.00 over 3 nights. We would also welcome part-time applications, minimum of 23 hours per week over 2 nights . We can discuss rota patterns at interview stage. A full valid UK driving license is essential.
For more information about the role please contact: Rob Milham [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the practitioner’s professional activities and the dedicated shift lead as needed. Being part of the Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service visiting team, responsible for direct care of patients in their own homes, includes supporting patients requiring Palliative care.
Support the team with managerial/clerical duties within the St Leonards hub as required, which includes telephone triage with patients, relatives and health care professionals. Experience of undertaking personal development reviews for junior staff.
Ensure that medical instructions are understood, adhered to and recorded and that all equipment provided is maintained in good order. Our service comes equipped with lease cars with driving shared in your pairing. The vehicles are stocked with essential nursing equipment, which may be required when visiting including catheters, wound dressings, palliative care stock.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced/Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
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All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
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Person specification
Additional requirements
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively
Job specific experience
Essential
- Supervised experience gained during clinical placements
- Recent previous experience within a comparable role
- Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
- Experience of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing advice
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
Knowledge, skills and training
Essential
- Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level
- Membership of the relevant Professional Body
- Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio
- Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training
Personal qualities / attributes
Essential
- Experience of planning and organising on-going activities, e.g. organise own time and that of junior staff and learners
- Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence
Information / Technology Resources
Essential
- Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
- Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
Managerial / Supervisory Experience
Essential
- Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff
Desirable
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
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This advert is for Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service Nurse (Night Nursing) with Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Part time - minimum of 23 hours. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.
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