Community Nurse Planned Care - Norwich Community Nursing Teams

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C's "compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels", the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community., Norwich Place is recruiting for a registered nurse to join one of our friendly and supportive teams of Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and Nursing Associates. We provide nursing care and interventions across the city of Norwich and the successful candidate would be assigned to a Team working within either the West Norwich, North Norwich or Central Norwich teams. We are passionate about Community Nursing and aspire to give our patients the very best care that we can give.
We treat patients in their own homes, residential homes, supported living complexes, and also provide catheter clinic and leg ulcer clinic services. The kind of nursing care we provide is vast, and includes (but is not limited to) diabetes management, wound care, catheter care, palliative care and post-operative care. Experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be given in each area. A comprehensive induction and supernumerary period will be enacted on appointment.
As a Band 5 Nurse within our teams you would be thoroughly supported by your colleagues, and in time you would have the opportunity to show your support to others such as working with Nursing Students and junior colleagues. At NCH&C we are passionate about furthering the development of our staff and you would have ample opportunity to attend specialised training and courses to facilitate this.
Informal discussions and visits are welcomed., + To assess, prescribe and deliver care packages for patients. To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
+ To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
+ To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
+ To process referrals though clinical assessment, evaluating the information received to prioritise a response and allocate to the appropriate service.
+ To liaise and communicate with the general public, other health care professionals, and multi-agencies on a daily basis.
+ To provide clinical assessment for incoming nursing referrals.

Working for our organisation
Norwich locality is working alongside it's 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.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in 2018, the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS Community Trust in the country to be awarded the title.