Bank Community Staff NurseNHS

Job summary

Community Staff Nurse - Hayes/West Wickham/Biggin Hill area Bank - Adhoc basis

Band 5 - £36,943 - £44,900 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

We are looking for Community Staff Nurses to join our dynamic, friendly team who are patient focused and thrive on providing quality care.

The Community Nurse role is a highly skilled role such as Picc lines/IV's, as these are skills that are very much key to being an excellent Community Nurse.

We are currently undergoing an exciting period of change within our District Nursing service, and following a full review, we have a new exciting Career Pathway for any Community Nurse who wishes to develop in the District Nursing field. As a community provider, we also deliver numerous specialist nursing services including Tissue Viability, Bladder and Bowel, Rapid Response and Nursing rehabilitation units. The new career pathway will provide guidance on the support we can offer you to pursue the career pathway of your choice. Applicants should have a current driving license and access to a vehicle to be considered for this position.

Main duties of the job

Bromley Healthcare are currently recruiting for Band 5 Community Bank Nurses across the Bromley Borough. The teams consist of District Nurses, Community Nurses, Associate Nurses, Apprentice Nurses and Healthcare Assistants. They are a busy & dynamic team who have patient care at the heart of all they do. Our work is crucial to the community as we aim to prevent hospital care for our patients.

As a Community Nurse you will deal with a variety of patients in their own homes, the role will involve but is not limited to:

• Responsibility for contributing to the holistic assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care.
• Implementing, monitoring and maintaining our high standards of care.
• Re-assessing and re-evaluating programmes of care when needed.
• Being an active member of the team sharing best practice whenever possible.

This is a challenging but ultimately rewarding position where you will be supported both within your teams and by regular reflection & professional training.

You will need to be able to work the following shifts:

8.15am - 4.15pm

10.45am - 6.45pm

We would welcome candidates who also have weekend availability.

Job description

• The post holder is responsible to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk.
• To contribute to the clinical delivery of the service. This will include completing holistic patient assessments, designing and regularly reviewing care plans, delivering effective clinical care.
• To assist with the daily coordination of the team to include daily handover, allocation of work and managing referrals and telephone messages.
• To develop good working relationships with Allied Health Professionals, specialist and other clinical services in Bromley Healthcare and contribute to the development of policies and procedure that cover related services.

About us

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.