Community Nurse - Felixstowe

Job overview

Felixstowe Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) has an opening for a permanent B5 Community Nurse working 37.5 hours per week alongside other Health and Social Care professionals.

The Felixstowe INT consists of district & community nurses, generic workers, community matron, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and Social Care Workers. The team is governed and supported by a Lead Nurse, Lead Therapist, Lead Social Worker and overall, by the INT manager.

The team is busy, dynamic and proud of their holistic care approach. The team continues to change to support developments in NHS which includes close working relationships with the local statutory, non-statutory and voluntary services including GP, acute hospital colleagues, GP Federation, Social Prescribers, SuffolkMind, NSFT and many local community voluntary groups.

You will be actively supported by regular supervision and individual annual appraisal. You will be expected to work autonomously and on behalf of the patients served by the local area. You will have access to skills development training relevant to the post.

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Main duties of the job

The role involves providing nursing interventions to the housebound residents of Felixstowe and surrounding area, who are aged 18+ and registered with a Felixstowe GP. Our main aim is to support, maintain and encourage people to make healthy lifestyle choices and adopt healthy behaviours in the ageing and live well process.

Conditions include long-term neurological conditions, palliative and end of life care; diabetes; acute medical episodes, wound care, leg ulcer care, phlebotomy and injections – all with a view to preventing admission and supporting early discharge. Many of our patients have a complexity of needs across the spectrum of physical, mental and social care.

You will need to be a Driver and have access to a car for work which is community based.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.