Community Staff Nurse

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Job Title:Community Staff Nurse

Trust Location: Oxfordshire

Pay Rates: Days £20.18

Saturdays and nights £26.23

Sundays and Bank Holidays £32.29

Contract length – on going – bank shifts

Working hours – Day shifts

About the Trust – Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

We provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Its services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes.

The trust has close links to the universities of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, Buckinghamshire, Reading and Bath. They are part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, working closely with university colleagues to translate their findings into clinical care as quickly as possible, enabling people using the services to benefit from the latest advances in healthcare.

As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
• Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
• First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
• Training and development opportunities
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
• Stakeholder pension scheme available

What you’ll be responsible for:

• To work as part of an integrated locality team.
• Clinical holistic assessment and treatment.
• The delivery of expert skilled nursing care to patients whose needs are best met in the community including the patient’s own home or other care setting.
• To work in partnership to reduce hospital admission and facilitate discharge.
• To promote optimal levels of independence and wellbeing for patients.
• Teaching and support for formal and informal carers.
• To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• To be accountable for an identified caseload.
• To refer patients to alternative services as determined by their clinical need.
• To manage patient expectation regarding the service, how it operates and the potential to be transferred or discharged.
• To deliver a range of clinical skills, which are commensurate with the clinical competencies required for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse within the District Nursing service.
• To recognise and work within own level of competence and seek advice where appropriate

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

You’ll have the following qualification/experience:

• Knowledge around long term conditions and their management.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Ability to supervise and support a range of individuals including team members, formal and informal carers.
• Demonstrates leadership skills.
• Ability to plan and organise own and others work.
• Budgetary and resource awareness.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Demonstrates an understanding of local and national issues.
• Ability to deal with challenging situations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure
• Prescribing qualification.
• Practice Assessor and Supervisor qualification or NMC Mentor qualification converted to Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor qualification
• Registered General Nurse (adult).
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: £20.18-£32.29 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Community Staff Nurse: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 130324-583