Specialist Community Nurse

Job summary

Our Community Services team based in the Scarborough locality is looking for a band 6 Community Nurse. This clinical role involves both direct patient care & co-leading a team of nurses & HCAs.

You may already have the degree level Specialist Practitioner qualification or we will support you to undertake the course within 2 years of commencing. We know that your career development and the support that you receive is important. Here's what a member of our team has to say about his experience:

'I started with Humber as a newly qualified nurse 5 years ago & have since completed my District Nurse Specialist Qualification which helped me to secure a band 6 role. I will soon start my prescribing qualification which will open many avenues in my nursing career. Humber are willing to support & help their staff to flourish in their careers.'

You will have a planned induction & we have a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role & can plan development of your competencies with support from your Clinical & Team Leaders.

In the community setting you need to be able to drive yourself around the locality & be comfortable with lone working including visiting patients in their own homes alone.

Specialist advice is readily available due to our integrated community service also including Therapists, Pharmacists, Tissue Viability, Continence, Cardiac, Diabetes, Dietetics, Speech & Language & Respiratory Specialists.

Main duties of the job

Community Nursing is a highly specialised area of practice recognised by the Queens Nurses Institute and NMC as a specialist role. As a District Nurse/Senior Community Nurse, you will work within an integrated hub model of District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Community Staff Nurses, Therapists, Trainee/Registered Nursing Associates, Associate Practitioners, and Health Care Assistants to meet the needs of the complex patient in the community and avoid admissions to the acute sector as far as practicable. This includes:

• Intravenous Antibiotic administration,
• End of life care,
• Managing the deteriorating patient,
• Complex and simple wound care including VAC therapy and compression therapy,
• Venepuncture,
• Utilising advanced physical assessment skills and many more clinical nursing skills.

Main duties of the role include:

• Provision of high quality, patient centred clinical care
• Caseload Management;
• Leading a team of Community Nurses and support staff including provision of supervision - both clinical & managerial;
• Working with other Band 6 District/Community Nurses to ensure adequate staffing and share resources and learning;
• Induction, probation & competency development of new staff recruited to team;
• Referral to and working alongside Specialist Clinicians & other agencies;
• Engagement with Safety Huddles;
• Actively encourage prevention and self-management;
• Carry out audits;
• Engage in working groups to inform service development.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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