Community Staff Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for Registered Staff Nurses to join our dedicated and highly professional teams of community nurses in North Norfolk. We have  full time and part time, 12 month fixed term positions within the friendly and welcoming NN4 Team (Brundall, Hoveton, Wroxham, Acle and Rackheath areas).

The Community Staff Nurse role is a role under the supervision of Band 6 and Clinical Lead colleagues as part of the larger integrated team, providing high quality patient centred nursing care to patients in a variety of community settings. This is an ideal opportunity for those either wanting career progression and experience within a community setting or those with previous community experience, skills and knowledge.

You must be self-motivated, flexible able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills and have good communication skills.

Main duties of the job

The service is key to the on-going development of the locality within the new Primary Care Network, and will provide the link between our operational services and the GP practices. Ensuring effective communication for those in the care of NCH&C between the G.P practice, Social Services and other service providers involved their care to ensure best outcomes.

You will demonstrate a proactive philosophy to care, committed to a “whole patient” approach, ensuring holistic care of the patient and involvement of all parties. You will be someone who believes strong and effective communication is essential and who strives to ensure quality patient care is their highest priority.

To assist you in doing this you will be clinically supported by our Community Matrons, Clinical Leads and by a management team committed to patient centered quality care.  You will receive support and development through in service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

An ambition for NCH&C is to create a culture that embraces flexibility in working within a 24/7 service wherever possible, and providing the tools to support this. Therefore if you are interested in a role though would need a flexible working pattern please don't let that put you off applying - we are really wanting to support all applicants and meet their needs taking into consider their work life balance.

Please see attached job description for full list of responsibilities.