Community Staff Nurse; Band 5

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided for patients referred to the team for District Nursing Services which is delivered over a 24 hour period.

In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution

1 x Full Time post (37.5 hours)

1 x Part Time post (22.5 hours)

The NHS Plan sets a challenging agenda of improvement, expansion and reform for health and social care providers. This includes devolution of power and resources to the front line to give health professionals who deliver care the freedom to innovate. The competencies described are based on the NatPACT PCT Competency Framework for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (2003). The post holder will support the Team Leader in the provision of strong clinical leadership and in ensuring the principles of clinical governance are implemented at a local level within the designated team.

The post holder must adhere at all times to the Code of Conduct as published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and must work within the policies and guidelines as laid down by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

• Understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications
• Registered Nurse
• Significant experience and competence in community nursing
• Able to assess patients with complex health care needs in community settings and develop care plans to meet needs.
• Experience of risk management and governance.
• Knowledge/experience of working in a multi-cultural community
• Teaching & Assessment Qualification (ie ENB 998)
• Commitment to clinical supervision
• Extended/Supplementary Nurse Prescriber
• Blurred boundary working
• Care and Management of PICC and Hickman Lines
• IV Therapy Administration
• Verification of death

• Ability to maintain accurate, timely and contemporaneous records
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience of Systm One use

• IT skills (use of email, internet, word processing, etc)
• Ability to input, amend and modify data.
• Understanding confidentiality and Data Protection.
• Supervise and assess staff performance and development.
• Access clinical supervision

• Ability to be flexible to cover the needs of the service, including weekends/bank holidays, where appropriate.
• Awareness of current issues and legislation in nursing and the wider NHS

• Car Owner/Driver

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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