Community Staff NurseNHS

Job summary

Community Staff Nurse Band 5- Multiple patterns of working available The Tameside & Glossop District Nursing Service are currently looking to recruit Band 5 Community Staff Nurses.Our service works across the 5 neighbourhoods of Tameside. You will be allocated a team base upon appointment and will have the support of our induction facilitator alongside a designated 'buddy'. Newly qualified applicants will also undertake a preceptorship programme. The role may require you to work across the localities as a service need requirement.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a new and developing integrated organisation. If you are a self-motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team in the Community and after period of induction will be responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of clients asthe named care provider and in supporting the care of all client groups within the community.You will act in accordance with locally agreed standards of care and ensure that clinical procedures are correctly carried out. As an experienced nurse and as appropriate, you will co-ordinate the case load in the absence of the team/senior lead ensuring that effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support for junior staff within the team.You will pay a key role in the supervision and assessment of pre and post basic learners and unregistered staff providing a teaching role and acting as named supervisor.

Job description

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.