The Community Staff Nurse joins First Community's East Surrey District Nursing teams, based in Redhill and Oxted. The post provides and evaluates individualised nursing care for adults and families in their homes and residential settings, working with neighbourhood health and social care colleagues and supporting junior staff and students. The service runs from 8am to 6pm across core-day and late shifts, with full- or part-time hours available. It requires NMC registration, Practice Supervisor qualification, a UK driving licence, a suitable car and business-use insurance; sponsorship depends on vacancy availability.
What the job involves
- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised patient care under the direction of a Clinical Team Lead and District Nurse
- Provide nursing care and treatment to adults and their families in their homes and residential settings within a neighbourhood District Nursing service
- Deliver skilled nursing care in line with the NMC Code, promoting healthy lifestyles and self-care where possible
- Work with neighbourhood health and social care professionals to help prevent hospital admissions
- Advise and support junior staff and students in providing effective, high-quality care
- Work across the Redhill and Oxted team bases and drive using a suitable car for business purposes
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- Practice Supervisor
Registration & licences
Experience
- Experience gained during pre-registration training
Skills & knowledge
- Assess, deliver and evaluate quality care
- Teach clinical skills
- Effective verbal and written communication
- IT skills
- Reflective practice and competent working without supervision
- Take responsibility for own professional development and understand current issues affecting NHS services
Checks & eligibility
- UK driving licence and business-use insurance
Other
- Car suitable for business purposes
Nice to have
- Practice Assessor
- Community nursing experience
- Previous day-to-day management experience
- Involvement in quality care programmes
- Understanding of risk management
- Understanding of clinical governance
What’s offered
- NHS terms and conditions
- Training and development
- Flexible working
- NHS pension
- Flexible retirement options
- Employee benefits
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