Community Staff Nurse | South NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Register Nurse to work in the Central Lancashire District Nursing Services.

• The successful applicant will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care in a variety of settings, and will be part of an innovative, dynamic district nursing team.
• To work as part of the 24-hour community nursing service, under the direction of the district nursing team leader, providing high quality holistic nursing care to patients.
• The staff nurse role carries delegated responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based nursing to patients in their own homes and other community settings.
• To assume delegated responsibility for the supervision of the team in the absence of the district nursing team leader when required.

• Registered Nurse, patient and family focused, with excellent communication skills and an interest in community district nursing.
• Flexible, self‑motivated individuals prepared to work between the hours of 7.45 to 22.00 over a 7‑day period.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi‑time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

• Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care, specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well‑being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

You will be offered a robust induction and preceptorship package tailored to your developmental needs, regular clinical supervision and opportunity to access a range of training opportunities.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

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