Community Staff Nurse

Our work in Core Neighbourhoods is at the very heart of Stockport Neighbourhood Care. Services will be offered seven days a week to help people remain healthy and build independence. The aim being that the "right care is delivered to the right people at the right time". We are looking for a flexible, innovative practitioner with a variety of clinical skills.

The District Nursing Service provides care in patients' homes as well as residential homes caring for patients with complex needs and supporting carers.

The post holder will work with the Community Nurses and other multidisciplinary teams with the support of Mastercall GPs, to provide a first class service to the residents of Stockport.

The post holder should have good organisational and assessment skills, be flexible and willing to cover the service between 18:00 and 23:00 over a 7‑day period.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across Stockport and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Where possible, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27‑33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union - for local financial advice

A Band 5 Staff Nurse post in Stockport Integrated Community, based at Kingsgate house first floor, to work with the Evening District Nursing Team. This will be a permanent post in Stockport.

The post holder should have good organisational and assessment skills and be flexible.

This post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable and approachable. In addition, you will need to be able to demonstrate up‑to‑date knowledge on relevant nursing issues with knowledge of service changes and needs within Stockport.

The post holder will need to be able to prioritise and have good delegation skills and be a car driver with a car available for work. The post holder must be flexible and have good time‑management skills.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS at a cost of £54.90. This will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

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• achieved essential criteria
• achieved essential criteria

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Kingsgate house first floor out of hours district nursing team

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearpro rata per annum

Permanent

Part‑time

362‑NAM5

COMM‑04‑26‑A

Kingsgate house first floor out of hours district nursing team