Community Staff Nurse (weekend working)

Job overview

Join Our Team as a Community Nurse – Weekend Shifts + Weekday Development

Are you a compassionate and dedicated nurse looking to make a difference in your community? Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is seeking Community Nurses to join our dynamic weekend team, with additional weekday shifts to support your professional development through training and 1:1 supervision.

What We Offer:

• Weekend working pattern which attracts enhancements of - time plus 30% on Saturdays and time plus 60% on Sundays
• Additional 6 weekday shifts throughout the year (for example ½ day a month) whereby you will undertake: Mandatory training 1:1’s Clinical supervision Appraisal
• Mandatory training 1:1’s Clinical supervision Appraisal
• Mandatory training
• 1:1’s
• Clinical supervision
• Appraisal
• Supportive team environment

About You:

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with NMC registration
• Passionate about delivering high-quality care in the community
• Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Committed to continuous learning and development

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a Trust rated Good by the CQC
• Access to NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave, and employee wellbeing support
• Make a real impact in the lives of patients across Hertfordshire

Main duties of the job

We provide a wide range of nursing led care to people within their own homes. As a nurse in our team, you will be supported to develop and broaden your skill set. To achieve this, we facilitate our staff to access an extensive training and education programme, as well a range of personal and professional development opportunities .

For our newly qualified staff, we have set up a forum to facilitate a monthly meeting of peer reflection and training, designed to support those wanting to join the community soon after completion of their nurse training, as well as a trust wide preceptorship programme to develop your CPD portfolio and skills.

Our service operates 8am – 10pm, 365 days a year. We can offer flexible working patterns and pride ourselves on working with our staff to ensure their work schedule supports a healthy work life balance. We are happy to consider full or part time applicants.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please be aware that if you are applying from overseas, we expect overseas candidates to have FULL registration with the NMC (including an OSCE pass), if you do not have full NMC registration, unfortunately your application will not be successful.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our nurses are committed to teamwork, have good communication and decision making skills and consistently work collaboratively with other professionals within HCT and beyond. We aim to provide a high standard of patient care using an evidence-based framework.

Successful applicants will be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community. They will need to support the Nursing Sisters of the team to manage the caseload and support junior staff.

A commitment to health promotion teaching and training is essential, to optimise our patients ability to self-manage their health needs and engage them in maintaining their wellbeing.

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