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Location

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

We are seeking a new Evening and Night nurse to work in an already established team to cover the North Nottinghamshire patients of Mansfield and Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood and Bassetlaw

We are very proud of our community nursing service and the difference it makes to people requiring nursing care in their own home. With an increasing complexity of patients in our community, our team provide seamless holistic nursing care to ensure patients receive the right care.

We are looking for individuals who can be part of our fast-moving, innovative and ambitious Evening and Nights team, dedicated to supporting our communities to manage their own health both at home during the out of hours period.

You will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care to patients across the locality and work flexibly.

You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable. You’ll need to be organised and confident and able to cope with changing environments as you’ll be working independently in patients homes, support is always available.

Our Evening and Nights community team hosts a skilled mixed team of nurses and community support workers. The service works in partnership with the three integrated community day teams who operate from 8am- 6pm to provide a seamless nursing service to patients 5pm- 8am, that put the patient/ service user at the centre of their care and provide effective patient care.

The objective of our evening and nights service is to
• deliver good clinical outcomes for patients in partnership with day services across the whole health community
• to co-ordinate a shared care approach for the patient across primary and community care, so that duplication is avoided and resources are effectively managed
• to provide timely access to a combination of primary and community based services
• to recognise early symptoms of the common causes of illness that often result in avoidance admissions
• to proactively identify patients who are risks or growing risk of hospital admissions or readmission and provide support and care to patients and their families

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

Community Staff Nurse - evening and nights team

Mansfield Community hospital, Stockwell gate

Band 5, Full time / Part time. Substantive

We are seeking suitably skilled nurses to join our Evening and Night service.

Providing appropriate community nursing care following a robust holistic assessment which enables patients to be cared for in their own homes and clinic settings. You will facilitate the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission/re-admission by reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individual’s potential for independence.

You will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care, and will work flexibly in the community to support our evolving and developing services, supporting the team to deliver high quality integrated care. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable. Working hours will be flexible between the hours 5pm to 8pm over seven days.

Community experience is preferred but those with appropriate transferable skills will be considered, as will students having undertaken a community management placement.

The position requires you to work independently, but also be a team player.

A robust induction and competency based development package will be provided. Newly qualified staff will be offered a preceptorship programme.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

This advert closes on Thursday 14 Mar 2024

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