Nurse Associate - Community

We are proud of our Community Nursing teams and the positive impact they have on supporting our patients and making a difference to their everyday lives. Would you like to make a difference to the lives of your patients and do you have the passion, drive and ability to deliver high quality care? If the answer is yes, then a move to Community Nursing Services as a Registered Nurse Associate or Student Nurse Associate (due to qualify in the next 9 months) could be the right career choice for you. The role offers variety, creativity and a collaborative way of delivering the highest standards of patient care. You will be part of a supportive team and will also have the autonomy to manage your own working day and be responsible for making clinical decisions for your patients.,

• Providing clinical care to include, management of wounds and leg ulcers, care of patients with a palliative diagnosis, symptom control and care in the last days of life, bowel, continence and catheter care and administration of medication.
• Working with the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission.
• Promoting self care and independence.
We will offer you:
• Meaningful clinical and managerial supervision.
• Full induction and training with a defined skill set and competencies to work towards.
• Preceptorship for newly qualified staff.
• Supernumerary time to support you into the role.
• Competitive mileage rates.
• No night shifts., working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri
  
  We have vacancies available in Leicester City based at Merlyn Vaz Health Centre or Braunstone Health and Social Care Centre in addition to one of our county bases The Warrens, Enderby. Part time working will be considered with a minimum of 22.5hrs a week worked over 3 days. The working hours are Monday to Sunday 08:00-22:00., We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied