Community Staff Nurse

Job overview

Community Staff Nurse - Bromley Borough, various locations - Band 5

£36,943 - £44,900 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

We are looking for Community Staff Nurses to join our dynamic, friendly team who are patient focused and thrive on providing quality care.

The Community Nurse role is a highly skilled role such as Picc lines/IV’s, as these are skills that are very much key to being an excellent Community Nurse.

As a community provider, we also deliver numerous specialist nursing services including Tissue Viability, Bladder and Bowel, Rapid Response and Nursing rehabilitation units.

Main duties of the job

Bromley Healthcare are currently recruiting for Band 5 Community Nurses. The teams consist of District Nurses, Community Nurses, Associate Nurses, Apprentice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants. They are a busy & dynamic team who have patient care at the heart of all they do. Our work is crucial to the community as we aim to prevent hospital care for our patients.

As a Community Nurse you will deal with a variety of patients in their own homes, the role will involve but is not limited to:

• Responsibility for contributing to the holistic assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care.
• Implementing, monitoring and maintaining our high standards of care.
• Re-assessing and re-evaluating programmes of care when needed.
• Being an active member of the team sharing best practice whenever possible.

This is a challenging but ultimately rewarding position where you will be supported both within your teams and by regular reflection & professional training.

You will need to be able to work the following shifts:

8.15am – 4.15pm

10.45am – 6.45pm

In addition you will be required to work 1 weekend in 4 and must be able to meet this requirement.

You can work additional evening & weekend shifts if you wish.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder is responsible to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk.
• To contribute to the clinical delivery of the service. This will include completing holistic patient assessments, designing and regularly reviewing care plans, delivering effective clinical care.
• To assist with the daily coordination of the team to include daily handover, allocation of work and managing referrals and telephone messages.
• To develop good working relationships with Allied Health Professionals, specialist and other clinical services in Bromley Healthcare and contribute to the development of policies and procedure that cover related services.

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.