Community Registered Nurse

Job overview

Newton Abbot Community Nurses are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 community nurses to join the team. We are a large but supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to the housebound patients. We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality and our nursing team covers both Community and Intermediate care visits providing a breadth of nursing experience.

We deliver high quality care to the housebound patients in our locality (that incorporates Bovey Tracey and Chudleigh area) and work as part of multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with primary care and secondary care. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance.

We are looking for a Band 5 nurse who is compassionate, enjoys a challenge and is skilled in the delivery of holistic nursing care. We have an established training and induction plan for all new team members and experience in the community is therefore not essential.

You will be expected to work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 7pm, 7 days a week, (mostly 7.5 hours shifts) including weekends and bank holidays, across Community nursing and Intermediate Care (nursing) to meet the needs of the Service.

Main duties of the job

• To value everyone as an individual and actively support their right to have their voice heard in decisions about how their needs are met
• To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all
• To respond with humanity and kindness to every person, by listening attentively and respecting others in conversations
• To respect every person’s preferred wishes whilst providing nursing care within their own home
• To provide the highest quality of care by listening to and acting on feedback
• By taking personal responsibility you will play your part in sustainably improving services by implementing change positively and contributing to MDT discussions in a constructive and flexible way
• To work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for our people
• Helping and supporting your colleagues so that you work well together to achieve common goals and objectives
• To act as a role model, valuing everyone’s opinion and experiences
• To seek out, recognise and value the contributions of others and the role they play in a patient’s life
• To strive to provide excellent, innovative services that helps our people to be able to live their lives to the full
• Taking every opportunity to encourage and support individuals to improve their own health and wellbeing

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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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.