Community Staff nurse - Maternity leave cover

Community Staff Nurse – Maternity leave cover

Band 5, NHS AfC. Contract Fixed term 12 months (ending 30/08/2027). Hours Part time – 22.5 per week over 3 days. Job  
-UHMB. Site:
Ulverston Health Centre, Ulverston. Salary £32,073 – 39,043 pro rata yearly.

"Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work."

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay is committed to diversity and inclusivity. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, especially protected groups.

Cover maternity leave until 30/08/2027. Working 22.5 hours per week, shift pattern over 7 days a week, including regular evening and occasional night shifts for sickness/annual leave.

Registered nurse within Community Services across Dalton and Ulverston District, accountable for evidence‑based, holistic care of patients. Work as part of integrated team in community settings such as patients’ homes, residential and nursing homes.

Support the Sister/Team Leader in leading the team, supervising, directing staff and delegating workload according to staff skills.

Community nurses deliver a wide range of interventions in patients’ homes: long‑term condition management, diabetes care, end‑of‑life care, catheter care, symptom control, and support. Assist patients to remain in their own homes, prevent hospital admission and support a long, healthy life.

Good communication and documentation skills across IT systems.

• Female/male and suprapubic catheterisation
• Compression bandaging
• Doppler investigations
• IPC drain care
• Venepuncture
• Wide range of wound care
• Medication administration and syringe pump management
• Bowel and bladder assessment and care
• Others as required

Work predominantly as a lone worker, making autonomous decisions with support from the team. Car use required.

• Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
• Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification
• NMP
• Experience supporting professionals in practice/mentoring

• Experience of lone working
• High‑quality personalised care delivery
• Collaboration within a team
• Initiative and effective prioritisation
• Community nursing experience

• Understanding of community staff nurse role
• Insertion of catheters (male/female/SP)
• Up‑to‑date venepuncture knowledge
• Wound care expertise
• Palliative & EOLC experience
• Holistic assessment and care
• Doppler assessment
• Compression bandaging

Authorized by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Required UK professional registration. Disclosure & Barring Service checks apply.

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