Community Nurse

Job summary

Part time 16 hours 2300 -0730 over two nights

This role as a band 5 Community Staff Nurse will be within the countywide night nursing team working 23:00 07:30 over 2 nights. The team is a countywide team which is centrally based in Droitwich with satellite bases in Evesham, Bromsgrove and Kidderminster, (this post is primarily based in Droitwich covering the county of Worcestershire) they visit patients in their own home and support them in remaining at home, preventing admission to hospital and supporting early discharge from hospital. The post is all worked as unsocial hours hence picking up pay enhancements for all hours worked which makes this post more attractive. more money for less hours!!

These working hours offer perfect work life balance particularly if you have a young family, you will have the daytime to enjoy hobbies and activities but remain in a progressive career. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.

Main duties of the job

As a community Nurse working with the Countywide night Team, most of the work allocated to you will of an unplanned nature. The service works as an on-call service covering the County of Worcestershire taking direct referrals from patients, 111, Ambulance Service and discharging hospitals. You can expect to have a comprehensive induction and work alongside peers until you are confident to then work alone. The nurses within the Countywide Nursing Team work doubled up with a Health Care Assistant, you will commence your shift at the Droitwich hub and have work allocated via a handheld tablet by the triage nurse based at Droitwich. The patients that are seen during the evening and night vary immensely and no two shifts are the same. For example, we see catheters, palliative care, wound care, administration of medication, diabetics, and patients requiring intensive support rehabilitation following discharge from hospital or admission prevention. As a team we often undertake initial assessments of patient in the community.

As part of a new initiative, we are working closely with West Midlands ambulance service and 111 and assist in responding to Urgent Community Responses. These can be patients that have fallen, or patients requiring further assessment to aid prevention in admission to hospital.

Job responsibilities

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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