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Job requirements
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Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
BSc or equivalent experience in adult nursing
- Qualifications
Current NMC registration
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to lifelong learning
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Effective communication skills written, verbal and no-verbal
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Able to adapt communication for individuals with communication difficulties
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Able to function effectively as a team member
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Able to make clinically reasoned judgements when working with a variety of conditions
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Able to work autonomously, and ability to know when to seek appropriate advice / guidance from senior staff
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Good problem solving skills
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Effective time management and caseload management
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Competent IT skills
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Up to date knowledge of Evidence Based Practice, local and national standards
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Experience of the application of health, safety and risk management policies
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Working with a range of professionals in Health or Social Care
- Skills, experience and knowledge
Community work (either student of post graduate) demonstrating a broad range of clinical undergraduate experience
Job overview
Our Out of Hours Service is a crucial part of our Adults Specialist Services delivering care to people who need it urgently or those with longer-term conditions. We are recruiting Band 5 Community Nurses to help us deliver the best experience possible in South Gloucestershire.
As the South Wests largest provider in community healthcare, our multi-disciplinary teams of nurses, therapists, clinicians and support colleagues help people remain safe and live as independently as possible after injury, illness or hospital admission. We take a holistic approach involving people in their care, enabling them to thrive in their homes and local communities.
And this is where you come in!
We work on a buddy system which means you will never be working alone you will always have someone with you for every visit during your shift.
In this role, you will focus on collaborative, safe, effective and evidenced-based practice. Working closely with primary and community services as well as with social care partners, you play a critical role in ensuring a person-centred experience.
Plus, with no rush hour traffic to contend with, save time on your commute, giving you more free time and flexibility during the day for a better work/life balance.
Sirona offer enhanced pay rates during evenings and weekends, full NHS benefits including salary and pension, generous annual leave and well-being support is widely available.
Main duties of the job
As an OOH Nurse, you will be required to:
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual, patient-centred interventions drawing on a wide range of specialist knowledge gained from practical experience and specific training.
- Be competent in a broad range of clinical skills including catheterisation, pain management, wound care, end of life care and IV medication after specific training and more.
- Actively use and promote shared decision-making, empowering people to improve self-management of their long-term condition while working collaboratively with our teams and system partners
- Supervise colleagues including; peers, students and unregistered workforce in nursing competencies, helping us shape our existing service and contribute to the future design and delivery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
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.
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This advert is for Out of Hours Community Nurse - South Glos with Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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