Community Staff Nurse

We currently have vacancies for Community Staff Nurses in our Cannock Villages Community Nursing team based at Norton Canes Medical Centre.
We are looking for a Qualified Nurse to join our busy, supportive & friendly team. Our Community Nursing teams assess, plan and deliver nursing care to patients within their own homes, in line with evidence based practice. Many people would be unable to live at home without the support they receive from the community nursing teams and community services are admitting patients with a more complex acuity than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff.
It is a privilege to care for patients in their own homes, and by joining our team you will be able to experience the difference this makes to our families within the community., A position in our community nursing teams could be for you if, Working in collaboration with the muti-disciplinary team and colleagues to:-
-Promote independence and support patient centred care planning.
-Provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs (including palliative care, complex wound care, pelvic health, medication administration).
-Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.
-Handover patient information to the wider team, document patient information effectively.
-Escalation of patients needs as appropriate.

You have a commitment to providing high standards of holistic care to our patients. You are able to work effectively on you own, and work well within a team, demonstrating a wide-range of clinical skills.
You will be competent, or willing to gain competency in skills such as palliative & end of life care, long term condition management, diabetes care, medication administration, complex wound care and bladder & bowel management.
Due to the nature of community working, ability to travel across the patch to provide care to patients is essential.
You will receive support into the role through induction, training and beyond. There will be opportunities for personal development and career progression if desired., Essential- Degree in nursing or equivalent, including NMC registration. Practice supervisor training or a commitment to work towards.
Desirable- Completed a placement within a community service. Genuine desire to work in a community nursing team.
You must hold a full UK driving license and have the ability to travel around the geographical patch.
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below., + Degree in nursing or equivalent.
+ Commitment to work towards supervisor/ practice assessor qualification

Desirable criteria
+ Commitment and understanding for a role in community nursing
+ Relevant experience i.e. community nursing/ palliative care, tissue viability, + Ability to manage time effectively
+ Assessment skills
+ Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with people with nursing needs
+ Team working
+ Proven communication skills

Desirable criteria
+ Understanding of caseload management
+ Understanding of autonomous working and escalation process, + NMC registered.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
+ Supporting your career development and progression
+ Excellent NHS Pension scheme
+ Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
+ Options for flexible working
+ Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
+ Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
+ If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
+ Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
+ Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
+ Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
+ Free car parking at all trust sites
+ Free flu vaccinations every year
+ Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications