Specialist Community Nurse

Job overview

Our Community Services team based in the Scarborough locality is looking for band 6 Community Nurses. This clinical role involves both direct patient care & co-leading a team of nurses & HCAs.

You may already have the degree level Specialist Practitioner qualification or we will support you to undertake the course within 2 years of commencing. We know that your career development and the support that you receive is important. Here’s what a member of our team has to say about his experience:

‘I started with Humber as a newly qualified nurse 5 years ago & have since completed my District Nurse Specialist Qualification which helped me to secure a band 6 role. I will soon start my prescribing qualification which will open many avenues in my nursing career. Humber are willing to support & help their staff to flourish in their careers.’

You will have a planned induction & we have a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role & can plan development of your competencies with support from your Clinical & Team Leaders.

In the community setting you need to be able to drive yourself around the locality & be comfortable with lone working including visiting patients in their own homes alone.

Specialist advice is readily available due to our integrated community service also including Therapists, Pharmacists, Tissue Viability, Continence, Cardiac, Diabetes, Dietetics, Speech & Language & Respiratory Specialists.

Main duties of the job

Community Nursing is a highly specialised area of practice recognised by the Queens Nurses Institute and NMC as a specialist role. As a District Nurse/Senior Community Nurse, you will work within an integrated hub model of District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Community Staff Nurses, Therapists, Trainee/Registered Nursing Associates, Associate Practitioners, and Health Care Assistants to meet the needs of the complex patient in the community and avoid admissions to the acute sector as far as practicable. This includes:

• Intravenous Antibiotic administration,
• End of life care,
• Managing the deteriorating patient,
• Complex and simple wound care including VAC therapy and compression therapy,
• Venepuncture,
• Utilising advanced physical assessment skills and many more clinical nursing skills.

Main duties of the role include:

• Provision of high quality, patient centred clinical care
• Caseload Management;
• Leading a team of Community Nurses and support staff including provision of supervision - both clinical & managerial;
• Working with other Band 6 District/Community Nurses to ensure adequate staffing and share resources and learning;
• Induction, probation & competency development of new staff recruited to team;
• Referral to and working alongside Specialist Clinicians & other agencies;
• Engagement with Safety Huddles;
• Actively encourage prevention and self-management;
• Carry out audits;
• Engage in working groups to inform service development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.