Community Nurse

Job Summary

Part time 15 Hours per week. This role is a Community Nurse as part of the evening team working 18:30-23:30 over 7 evenings a week including weekends and bank holidays. The team is a countywide team which is centrally based in Droitwich with satellite bases in Evesham, Bromsgrove and Kidderminster, this post is primarily based in Droitwich covering South Worcestershire, although some flexibility to cover other areas in the county is preferable.

The team visit patients in their own home and support them in remaining at home and preventing admission to hospital and supporting early discharge from hospital. The post is all worked as unsocial hours hence picking up pay enhancements for all hours worked which makes this post more attractive. More money for less hours! These working hours offer perfect work life balance particularly if you have a young family, you will have the daytime to enjoy hobbies and activities but remain in a progressive career.

We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Worcestershire. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

As a community nurse working with the Evening Team most of the work allocated to you will be of an unplanned nature. The service works as an on‑call service covering the County of Worcestershire taking direct referrals from patients, 111, Ambulance Service and discharging hospitals. You can expect to have a comprehensive induction and work alongside peers until you are confident to then work alone.

The evening service nurses primarily work alone, and have work allocated via a handheld tablet by the triage nurse based  will be able to start your visits from home if the geographics dictates. The patients that are seen during the evening and night vary immensely and no 2 shifts are the same. For example, we see catheters, palliative care, wound care, administration of medication, diabetics, and patients requiring intensive support rehabilitation following discharge from hospital or admission prevention.

As a team we often undertake initial assessments of patient in the community. As part of a new initiative, we are working closely with West Midlands ambulance service and 111 and assist in responding to urgent Care response. These can be patients that have fallen, or patients requiring further assessment to aid prevention in admission to hospital.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

You will be joining the Evening element of one of our dynamic and supportive Neighbourhood Teams to provide a 24‑hour admission avoidance service to the population of Worcestershire which encompasses both urban and rural areas. The successful candidate will deliver independently a high standard of nursing care for patients in their own homes. Ensuring that care provided maintains the individuals privacy and dignity, values diversity and respects cultural and individual rights and choices.

We are looking for candidates with good…