Community Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Registered Nurse to join our team.

St Mary’s Hospital sits on an island and our communities are passionate about the care they receive locally, therefore we are looking for a compassionate and dedicated individual to take up this post.

The hospital has one main inpatient ward, providing inpatient and outpatient clinics, minor injury and community care. You need to have a passion for community nursing with an interest in minor injury and ward care, good communication skills and a commitment to providing excellent care as part of the hospital team. You must be responsive to change and be flexible in your approach. A sound knowledge of professional issues will be required.

Opportunities will be offered to the successful candidate to develop in areas of Minor Injury and service development.

An Island Living Allowance of 5% of the salary will be paid to any successful applicant; there is a possibility that single person accommodation may also be available.

Main duties of the job

To deliver, without supervision, effective assessment and treatment of patients utilising an evidence-based approach.

Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and clinical interventions, reflecting the needs of patients attending the unit and within the community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.