Community Staff Nurse - Neighbourhood Nursing Service

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Do you have the commitment & drive to make a difference? Can you think on your feet? Make effective clinical decisions? Community Nursing could be the career for you.

Whether you are an experienced registered nurse or newly qualified, community nursing offers you the opportunity to learn, develop & progress.

We are looking for passionate, enthusiastic & motivated Registered Nurses to join our innovative Neighbourhood Nursing Service throughout the Barnsley area.

The service is responsible for delivering a wide range nursing care to housebound patients, which includes wound management, chronic disease management, promotion of self-care, terminal/palliative care & the administration of IV anti-biotics for admission avoidance.

Successful candidates will maintain high quality effective nursing care in the community as part of the wider integrated care team., As a Neighbourhood Staff Nurse you will support the District Nurse in carrying out nursing care for patients primarily within their home but you will also participate in clinic sessions.

Enthusiasm and the ability to use your own initiative are essential, along with good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage your time effectively.

You will need the ability to work both as part of a team and as a lone worker, along with the use of a vehicle to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties of the post.

You will be allocated to a specific Neighbourhood; however, it should be noted that you are employed to work across the service and may be required to move bases if/when required.

You will be required to work flexibly as the service operates 8am 8pm.

Full and Part time positions are available.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.