Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nurse Bank
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - As and when
- Job ref
- 844-6088651-C
- Employer
- Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wirral Wide
- Town
- Birkenhead
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Staff Nurse - Community
Band 5
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:
We will support you and your community to live well.
Our values:
Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.
Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.
Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.
Job overview
The Bank plays a vital role in supporting ongoing service provision in the event of absence, vacancies or unpredictable increases in workload.
Main duties of the job
Bank Staff Nurse
If you’re tempted to try community nursing, this is the perfect opportunity to give it a go…you’ll love it.
We are looking to recruit Registered Nurses to our Community Nurse Bank. This is to support Community Nursing Teams across the Wirral.
The Bank plays a vital role in supporting ongoing service provision in the event of absence, vacancies or unpredictable increases in workload.
Experience is desirable but not essential. You should be motivated and be able to deliver high quality evidence based skilled nursing care within the community setting to meet the needs of the housebound patient. You will have good communication skills and be able to work autonomously but also work in an integrated way; as close working with our integrated rapid response teams, Community Matrons and social services colleagues is essential to ensure seamless care to out patient.
In addition to a structured mandatory training package, Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust will provide a comprehensive induction strategy and local orientation to the service. There is an excellent in house training allowing each individual the opportunity for further learning and development.
Access to a car for work purposes is essential as is a full driving licence.
Working for our organisation
We are looking to recruit Registered Nurses to our Community Nurse Bank. This is to support Community Nursing Teams across the Wirral.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You should be motivated and be able to deliver high quality evidence based skilled nursing care within the community setting to meet the needs of the housebound patient. You will have good communication skills and be able to work autonomously but also work in an integrated way; as close working with our integrated rapid response teams, Community Matrons and social services colleagues is essential to ensure seamless care to out patient.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further recent professional development
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate evidence of relevant clinical knowledge
- Demonstrate evidence of a range of relevant transferable clinical skills
Desirable criteria
- Has awareness of current local and national policies relating to health
- Community Nursing experience
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills
- Computer Literate
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Understands the role of the Staff Nurse on the Community
- Access to a car for work purposes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ann Bayley
- Job title
- Community & Specialist Nursing Recruiter
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 514 6677
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