Community Staff Nurse - Southern ACHT

Job description

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an aspiring individual to develop their career in the specialised area of District nurse. This opportunity is now available in the Chalfont's and Gerrards Cross area to become a Community Nurse within a newly formed team. We are welcoming highly motivated and effective team players, committed to providing a high-quality nursing service within the District Nursing field. We can offera full skills development and preceptorship programme.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. All levels of experience are welcome in community nursing. Whether you are newly qualified or looking for a change in direction, we would welcome your application for this exciting opportunity to join the community nursing workforce. You will be supported to develop into an autonomous practitioner, nursing patients with multiple complex health care needs in their own home.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.

The post holder is responsible for all aspects of care including the assessment of care needs, planning and implementation / evaluation of care.

The post holder will be expected to carry out all relevant fundamentals forms of care with or without direct supervision maintaining a high standard of nursing care within the framework of Trust policies and in accordance with guidelines as laid down by the NMC.

To support the Charge Nurse/ Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.

In the absence of the Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the ward with support from the Matron as required.

To manage a group of Nursing Assistants and assign delegated tasks and responsibility, as appropriate.

To ensure the compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for delegated Nursing Assistants

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