Hereford City District Nursing Team
Have you always wondered what community nursing entails? Would you like a new challenge or have you had experience in the community and wish to pursue it as a career? This is an opportunity for you. Due to the promotion of the current post holder, we have a full-time Band 5 community staff nurse vacancy within the City District Nursing Team. As a Community Nurse, you will become highly skilled in many different areas using extended clinical skills, where no two days are the same.
The team supports patients registered with the 2 Primary Care Networks co-located in the City of Herefordshire. It is a large team with a caseload of around 850 patients, allowing a higher level of support for staff new to the community, enabling supervision for competency achievement.
Our base is at Belmont, and we share a large office with neighbourhood team therapists, which enables excellent levels of communication regarding shared patient care and concerns.
Main duties of the job
Most of our work is with housebound patients, but we also run a District Nurse Clinic for non-housebound patients who need the specific skills of a District Nurse to support their treatment. The focus of District Nursing is to support patients towards self-management, enabling them to continue to live as full and productive a life as possible through education, equipment, and lifestyle changes. We also have the privilege of supporting people and their families at the end of their lives, working in close liaison with the Hospice Teams and Specialist Palliative Care Nurses. As community teams, we enjoy working with many other health and social care professionals, Care Homes, and Care Agencies. All staff are expected to record their work electronically on EMIS, our electronic patient record system, which links into the GP services to allow seamless service provision. Training and ongoing support will be provided to assist staff with EMIS and other electronic systems they will need to use. About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys, running Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye. We are a progressive and forward-looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we would want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff - a great place to work, a great place to develop your career, and a great place to reach your potential. Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time. Job description
Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy. Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult) Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
Evidence of Continued Professional Development Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality in all aspects of the role IT literate (including Microsoft Office) and willing to learn new systems Good communication skills both written and verbal with patients and across the MDT Able to plan and deliver person-centred care Experience
Essential
Working in a range of clinical settings Desirable
Working in a community setting Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust Address
Vaughan Building Ruckhall Lane, Belmont Hereford HR2 9RP Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 229-IC-6859282
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Most of our work is with housebound patients, but we also run a District Nurse Clinic for non-housebound patients who need the specific skills of a District Nurse to support their treatment. The focus of District Nursing is to support patients towards self-management, enabling them to continue to live as full and productive a life as possible through education, equipment, and lifestyle changes. We also have the privilege of supporting people and their families at the end of their lives, working in close liaison with the Hospice Teams and Specialist Palliative Care Nurses. As community teams, we enjoy working with many other health and social care professionals, Care Homes, and Care Agencies. All staff are expected to record their work electronically on EMIS, our electronic patient record system, which links into the GP services to allow seamless service provision. Training and ongoing support will be provided to assist staff with EMIS and other electronic systems they will need to use. About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys, running Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye. We are a progressive and forward-looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we would want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff - a great place to work, a great place to develop your career, and a great place to reach your potential. Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time. Job description
Job responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy. Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult) Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
Evidence of Continued Professional Development Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality in all aspects of the role IT literate (including Microsoft Office) and willing to learn new systems Good communication skills both written and verbal with patients and across the MDT Able to plan and deliver person-centred care Experience
Essential
Working in a range of clinical settings Desirable
Working in a community setting Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust Address
Vaughan Building Ruckhall Lane, Belmont Hereford HR2 9RP Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 229-IC-6859282
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