Community Staff Nurse; Upper Eden

This permanent post with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust sits in the Community Team of the Eden Integrated Care Community. The work centres on supporting patients with complex nursing needs in the community, aiming to prevent hospital admission, support discharge and promote independence through reablement and long-term condition management. Shifts run early and late, with rotational weekend cover, and a preceptorship is offered to experienced and newly qualified nurses alike.

Visa sponsorship may not be available, so check eligibility before applying.

• Provide high-quality nursing care to patients with complex needs in the community
• Prevent hospital admission and support timely hospital discharge
• Promote independence through reablement
• Manage patients with long-term conditions
• Work closely with health and social care colleagues

• Level 1 registered nursing qualification

• NMC registration

• Ability to use initiative and prioritise effectively
• Evidence of working as part of a team and motivating team and peers
• Recent nursing experience
• Evidence of clinical and professional development

• Broad knowledge of acute and chronic conditions
• Understanding of the extent of the role and scope of professional practice
• Understanding of reflective practice and self-awareness of own limitations
• Ability to manage change
• Problem-solving skills

• DBS disclosure check for criminal convictions

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to delegate effectively and maintain confidentiality
• IT skills
• Able to travel independently and work flexibly, including 24/7, across in-patient and community settings
• Promote equality and value diversity (level
  3)

• Post-registration qualification in teaching or assessing
• Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of the changing health agenda and its impact on community nursing
• Leadership of a team
• Recent community nursing experience
• Knowledge of current changes in how healthcare is planned and delivered
• Post-registration clinical skills

• 27 days' holiday rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working scheme
• NHS discounts (subject to eligibility)
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Excellent development opportunities
• Twelve-month preceptorship for new-to-registration nurses, with agreed periods for returners and those changing roles
• Competitive NHS pension scheme
• Free, confidential counselling and information service (Vivup)