Community Staff Nurse

at  East London NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking motivated, dynamic, and passionate Band 5 Community Nurses to work within our South Bedfordshire Primary Home Care Team, based in Dunstable, however, there is an expectation that staff will cover across the bases if needed. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the community nursing setting.
You will have the opportunity to be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long-term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery and staff well-being. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in Urgent Response and Virtual Wards, which is a focus of our teams.
Work as an autonomous practitioner to provide nursing care to patients in their own home.
The post holder will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of
individualised nursing care in a range of settings.
The post holder will provide health education to enable patients to self-manage, and achieve optimum independence following deterioration or a period of ill health.
The post holder is a member of the integrated locality nursing team where this is in existence.
To participate in the training of students, the induction of new staff and others that have contact with our services.
The post holder will be required to support the senior nursing team in the maintenance of efficient and effective delivery of services.
The post holder may be required to take responsibility for the team and caseload in the absence of senior staff.
Use a broad range of nursing knowledge, interventions and skills, to prevent, where possible and appropriate, an unnecessary admission to hospital.
Develop good communication links with patients and carers and joint working with other services across professional and organisational boundaries in order to provide a patient centred, holistic and seamless service.
The post holder will be required to travel throughout the service area according to the needs of the service e.g. Bedfordshire, Newham and Tower hamlets.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
You must have a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to work a shift pattern covering 7 days a week from 08:00-21:00.
Full and part time posts available.
For further information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact:
Theresa Russell (Team Lead Dunstable): 07813 538546
Sharon Thornton (Team Lead Leighton Buzzard): 07957 47966

Please refer the Job description for details