• Job Description

  Req#: C9184-24-1095?language=en&page=84&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you a registered nurse with a passion for providing safe, effective, and personalised care in patient's own homes?

  The Yeovil & South Somerset neighbourhood are looking for nursing colleagues to join our integrated team, to deliver patient care in the community! Our team cover the geographical area across Yeovil and surrounding area .

  The role of the district nurse has changed over the years, and we are now looking after patients in their home environment including complex wound management, palliative care and end of life care, medicines management, as well as having a high standard of holistic assessment and care planning skills.

  You will beworking independently to support with managing the care of patients in our local community and wider Neighbourhood.

  We are recruiting due to staff development and promotion - as a service we pride ourselves on colleague development and succession planning. We provide generous support for CPD internal & external opportunities, and for district nursing colleagues specifically we encourage you to apply for the specialist practice qualification which you would be supported to complete on either full or part-time basis.

  If you are a qualified RGN, currently looking for a new exciting and rewarding challenge within the community, please look no further and apply today!

  Main duties of the job

  This post will involve working between the hours of 08:00 - 22:00 including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

  Shift patterns include: 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm, 10am-6pm, 2pm-10pm. We are open to hearing from applicants who are looking for either full or part-time hours on a permanent basis.

  In Somerset, we're working with health and care partners with a newly developed Hospital @ Home programme to care for patients at home safely, rather than being in hospital.

  This service is a safe and efficient alternative to hospital care that is enhanced by technology. It supports patients to remain at home, who would otherwise be in hospital to receive the acute care, monitoring and treatment that they need.

  This includes either preventing avoidable admissions into hospital or supporting early discharge out of hospital. The service can help patients to complete their treatment or be monitored prior to surgery from the comfort of their own home.

  About us

  As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

  The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

  There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!

  Date posted

  28 May 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum, pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  184-BLUE6313847

  Job locations

  South Somerset - Magnolia House Yeovil

  Preston Road

  Yeovil

  BA20 2BN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Experience

  Essential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • Level One Registration with appropriate registration with the NMC as per post requirements

  Desirable

  • Teaching/Assessing Qualification
  • Experience of working in multi-agency services

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Required to develop the knowledge base in line with the KSF requirements for the post

  Desirable

  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and to have undertaken post registration training

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Experience

  Essential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • Level One Registration with appropriate registration with the NMC as per post requirements

  Desirable

  • Teaching/Assessing Qualification
  • Experience of working in multi-agency services

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Required to develop the knowledge base in line with the KSF requirements for the post

  Desirable

  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and to have undertaken post registration training

  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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  South Somerset - Magnolia House Yeovil

  Preston Road

  Yeovil

  BA20 2BN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  South Somerset - Magnolia House Yeovil

  Preston Road

  Yeovil

  BA20 2BN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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