Community Staff Nurse - Kington, Weobley and Staunton

This band 5 community nursing post sits in the Kington & Weobley District Nursing Team at Wye Valley NHS Trust, caring for patients in their own homes. The work centres on holistic assessment and treatment that keeps people independent and out of hospital, covering wound care, palliative care and long-term conditions. Shifts run early and late across seven days including regular weekends, with travel between sites and across the north-west locality.

NMC registration is needed to apply.

• Provide treatment and support to patients in their own homes, encouraging independence to prevent hospital admissions
• Carry out holistic nursing assessments
• Wound care, including negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
• Wound assessments and management
• Palliative care
• Managing end-of-life symptoms and supporting relatives and carers
• Managing long-term conditions in the community
• CVAD and drain management
• Chemotherapy disconnection
• Post-operative care following discharge
• Taking venous blood samples

• NMC registration

• Nursing experience

• Good communication skills

• Meeting the travel requirements of the post

• IT skills
• Community nursing experience

• Good work-life balance
• Support to help staff achieve their full potential