Community Sister

About

Two permanent Band 6 Community Sister/Charge Nurse opportunities are available within the Sedgefield Locality, covering the Shildon and Newton Aycliffe and Ferryhill and Spennymoor Community Nursing Teams. The postholder will manage a caseload and provide holistic nursing care to adults at home or in residential care, working across the locality from an Aycliffe or Spennymoor office base. Current UK NMC registration is required; Skilled Worker sponsorship applicants are welcome and will be considered alongside other applicants. Job grade: Band 6. Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum. Terms of service: Permanent. Number of posts: 2. Reference: C9439-2627-RP-N604. Duty station: Ferryhill & Spennymoor Community Council Offices, Green Lane, County Durham DL16 6JQ, United Kingdom.

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on NHS Jobs. You must accept an interview slot in the system if interviewed, and must be able to produce all certificates stated essential in the person specification to complete pre-employment checks.

Responsibilities

• To support coordination and delivery of high quality nursing care that, where possible, meets identified patient need, supports the aims and objectives of the integrated health and social care team, and remains within the boundaries of available resource.
• Predominantly complex clinical care and caseload management with some coordination and supervisory responsibilities for health care staff between Bands 3 to Band 5.
• The Community Nursing Team provide both planned and reactive care including Urgent Community Response.
• The successful candidate will provide a variety of nursing care to patients; including wound care, administration of medication, palliative care, management of bowel and catheter care.
• The role involves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care and review.
• The successful candidate will be required to work independently as part of the wider Nursing team reporting back to the Team Lead.
• To support patient safety and clinical effectiveness providing expert evidence based clinical advice and support staff within the team.

Qualifications

• 1st Level Registration with the NMC (Adult).
• Experience working as a Nurse in a community setting/team.
• Professional knowledge of community nursing acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience.
• Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses which indicate a clear passion for nursing in the community.
• Communicates complex sensitive, confidential information concerning patients/clients displaying empathy persuasion and reassurance (Some may have special needs; patients/clients may be hostile, antagonistic).
• Demonstrates skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/clients.
• Plans provision of care for patients/clients, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates clinical care of patients/clients; provides specialist advice to patients/clients/carers.
• Develops and implements specialist programmes of care.
• Imparts unwelcome news, care of terminally ill/safeguarding issues.
• Follows policies, makes comments on proposals for change.
• Implements policies and proposes changes to working practices or procedures in own work area.
• Supervises work of others; clinical supervision of staff, students; provides training to others.
• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• Leads an area or team; manages a caseload in the community.
• Occasional participation in R&D activity.