Community Nurse

The Integrated Neighbourhood Teams are looking for a Band 5

Community Nurse to join our community nursing team across the neighbourhoods of Walton, Weybridge and Hersham, Chertsey and Ottershaw and Addlestone.

The Community Teamvisit patients in their own home as well as care homes. We offer excellentopportunities for training and development of both your clinical and leadership skills. The team has experienced Senior District Nurses who will ensure thatyou have the necessary support for your personal development. The communitynursing service works over a 7-day week 8.00am to 8.00pm offering a variable shift pattern and includes weekend and bank holiday working.

This post requires an Adult Nursing qualification. Newly qualified nurses are encouraged to apply for this position.

You will besupported with a comprehensive induction and training package as needed, tohelp you settle in, with the time and opportunity to get to know the people onyour caseload, along with development opportunities.

If you have thenecessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first,please contact us for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.

Please see attached job description and personal specification for more details and requirements for the role.

• Participate in assessment and care planning of patient care in conjunction with the District Nurse
• Implements and evaluates care and treatment in agreement with the patient and as defined in the care plan escalates any deviation from the care plan or change in condition to the District Nurse / GP accordingly
• Communicates effectively with patients, carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Prioritises daily work in line with clinical / patient need
• Maintains accurate and legible patient records in line with professional and organisational requirements this includes contemporary paper records and electronic patient record system
• Implements and works to ensure evidence based care / best practice
• Actively participates and contributes to team meetings and daily handover
• Initiates health promotion activities with individuals, patients and carers
• Takes responsibility for a defined caseload in the absence of the District Nurse, under the direction of the Practice Teacher / Team Leader
• Actively involved in the development and implementation of community nursing service developments and initiatives
• Participates in clinical audit and the implementation of changes to ways of working /clinical practice as a result of findings, recommendations and action plans
• Participates in risk assessment and promotes the safety and well-being of patients, staff and any other persons at all times and assist in ensuring a safe work environment
• Ensure that all complaints, untoward incidents, accidents and areas of clinical risk are identified and reported to the District Nurse in accordance with the organisation policies
• Keeps up to date with professional requirements, health care developments, clinicalevidence, National Service Frameworks for practice, National and Local policyand guidelines
• Responsible for completing all own mandatory training within the required time frames
• Accesses and participates in regular clinical supervision and peer review
• Participate in own annual appraisal and undertakes own continuing professional development in order to maintain and develop knowledge and skills
• Access regular 1-1 meetings with District Nurse
• Undertake mentorship training, facilitate the teaching and learning experiences for all students and staff
• Accountable for own professional actions in line with the NMC code and organisational policy and guidelines
• Monitors and orders stock levels and equipment in line with budget and lean principles
• Responsible for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained

CSHSurrey are part of the NHS and be Surreys longest established NHS community services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including thecare certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access tothe Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called

The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices areheard at Board level.

CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!

We welcome candidates fromall backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying forand if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the namedindividual for this advert, or our recruitment team.

Please note that Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must…