Community Nurse

Job Description

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is an organisation assessed as being ‘Outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission in 2018.We have an exciting opportunity for experienced and enthusiastic nurses to join the East Norwich Neighbourhood Community Nursing Team. The hours for this post are 30 hours a week.The Community Nursing Service treats patients predominantly in their home settings, including residential homes and supported living complexes. We also provide some services in a clinic setting including our leg ulcer clinic and catheter clinic.The workload requires a good range of clinical skills to be applied in managing our patients with varied health problems including diabetes management, traumatic and post-operative wound care, pressure ulcer prevention and management, catheter management, bowel care, palliative and end of life care. Many of our patients will have complex multi-pathologies and so we aim to provide holistic, patient centred assessments and deliver individualised care.You will have a proven background in nursing and demonstrate an understanding of the role of community nursing. Alongside the clinical responsibilities the Band 5 Community Nurse will support colleagues and other team members through supervision. NCH&C is committed to the development of future health clinicians and there will be an expectation that the Band 5 Community Nurse will support students and apprentices in the role of supervisor and eventually as an assessor. You will also live, breathe and promote the NCH&C’s Behaviour Framework.Norfolk Community Health and Care is keen to deliver mobile working and any applicant must we able to engage with current and future transformation projects.Norwich locality is working alongside its commissioners and local service providers as part of the Primary Care Network to develop community based services that support patients to remain at home and receive the services they require in an effective and co-ordinated way.If you would like to be part of an Outstanding organisation that delivers high quality personalised care, supports innovation, that is committed to delivering quality services in our local Communities, and promotes an open and fair culture, then please apply to work with us. You will receive support and development through in service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision.Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more details.**Please note that interviews will be conducted at Thorpe Health Centre in a manner that will ensure Social Distancing in line with Government Guidelines relating to COVID-19. The individual circumstances of applicants who do not feel that they are able to attend a face to face interview will be considered and where possible we will aim to accommodate alternative arrangements. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to accommodate an interview by other means such as video call.**Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.For further details / informal visits contact:Name Janine WestgateJob title Clinical Operation ManagerEmail address janine.westgate@nchc.nhs.ukTelephone numberAdditional contact informationClaire Hall, Clinical Lead.claire.hall@nchc.nhs.uk