Senior Community Nurse

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Senior Community Nurse

The closing date is 30 October 2025

Parttime post, 18 hours per week working between 17:30-23:30 over 7-day rota.

This role isa band 6 Senior Community Nurse within the Evening & Night team, working 17:30-23:30over 3 evenings a week. The teamis countywide, supporting theSouth of the County, with the flexibility to work countywide as required. Youwill be part of the triage team from the central hub atDroitwich medical centre for some of your shifts, which involves taking callsfrom health professionals and direct calls from patients/relatives, overseeing the electronic referrals that come via EMIS and the westmidlands Ambulance service system CAD. Youwill also have clinical responsibilities and visit patients in their own home andsupport them in remaining at home, preventing admission to hospital andsupporting early discharge from hospital.

The postis all worked as unsocial hours hence picking up pay enhancements for all hoursworked which makes this post more attractive (more money for less hours).

Theseworking hours offer perfect work life balance particularly if you have a youngfamily,

We pride ourselves in providingoutstanding care to patients across Worcestershire. We will provide you withresources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility,continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing andsupport. If you would like to discuss informally, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the topright-hand side of the advert.

Main duties of the job

As a community Nurseworking with the Evening Team, most of the work allocated to you will of anunplanned nature. The service works as an on-call service covering the Countyof Worcestershire taking direct referrals from patients, 111, Ambulance Serviceand discharging hospitals. You can expect to have a comprehensive induction andwork alongside peers until you are confident to then work alone.

You will primarily work alone, and havework allocated via a handheld tablet by the triage nurse.You will be able to start your visits from home if the geographics dictates. Asa band 6 you will rotate into the triage role based at Droitwich at least once a week. The triage nurse takes the lead for the shift andallocates the work to the team. The county is coveredas 2 parts with a triage nurse for the North and South both based inDroitwich.

The patients seen during the evening and nightvary immensely and no 2 shifts being the same. We see catheters,palliative care, wound care, administration of medication, diabetics, andpatients requiring intensive support rehabilitation following discharge fromhospital or admission prevention. As a team we often undertake initialassessments of patient in the community.

Aspart of a new initiative, we are working closely with West Midlands ambulanceservice and 111 and assist in responding to urgent Care response. These can bepatients that have fallen, or requiring further assessment to aidprevention in admission to hospital.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking 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 valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Job responsibilities

You will bejoining the Evening element of one of our dynamic and supportive NeighbourhoodTeams, to provide a 24-hour admission avoidance service to the population ofWorcestershire which encompasses both urban and rural areas.

The successfulcandidate will deliver independently a high standard of nursing care forpatients in their own homes. Ensuring that care provided maintains theindividuals privacy and dignity, values diversity and respects cultural andindividual rights and choices.

We are lookingfor candidates with good communication skills, a flexible approach andenthusiasm to work within the team. Youshould be a committed, highly motivated and forward-thinking individual who isa good team player.

The successfulcandidate will also assist the team to develop and achieve team andorganizational objectives. They will also participate in staff meetings andtraining & development activities as necessary to ensure their skills andknowledge are up to date.

Due to thenature of the post the applicant must be able to travel independently and haveaccess to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Whilst a base will beidentified, staff can be asked to work anywhere within the Business Unit orService if necessary.

For full details of the duties and criteriafor the role please refer to the job description and person specificationattached.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN1)
• Graduate Nursing Qualification at Academic Level 6 or working towards.
• Preceptorship training
• Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
• Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes

Experience

• Significant post registration experience in a clinical setting able to demonstrate transferability of experience to community setting
• Experience of management of caseloads or wards and organisation of staff
• Clinical audit/service improvement and development work
• Experience of active participation in interdisciplinary team working
• Previous community nursing experience
• Transcribing medication training

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
• High level of clinical skills
• Time management and organisational skills
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Ability to work independently and set own priorities
• Innovative approach to care and management
• Teaching skills
• Ability to manage a budget and help improve productivity and cost effectiveness

Additional Criteria

• Resilience under pressure
• Enthusiastic and forward thinking
• Reliable with a flexible attitude
• Self-motivated and ability to motivate others
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
• Willingness to undertake further training

Knowledge

• High level of clinical knowledge and skill
• Understanding of personal contribution to the achievement of organisational objectives within the business plan
• Clinical Governance
• Good knowledge of community services and care pathways
• Health improvement
• Good working knowledge of positive risk taking and effective risk management strategies
• Understanding of National and local health and social care strategies
• Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and Care Act
• Understanding of an Integrated Care System and the teams role in the wider system.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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