Community Staff NurseNHS
Job summary
We are looking for a dedicated and forward-thinking senior band 5 registered nurse to join our new self-care team. If you have the ability to engage staff in supporting our patients on their self-care journey, you would be perfect for our team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have experience of community-based care, be passionate about patient's choices & their abilities to self-manage and instigate personalised care.
The candidate will work across the Fylde Coast, as part of a community nursing service, undertaking nursing duties in patients' homes or clinic settings. Supporting patients towards becoming experts in their own health care interventions. To provide safe, effective, individualised care to patients and to give support to their families
Your responsibilities will be to support junior staff in delivering a high quality service, which will include oversight of clinical caseloads, clinical supervision and training. The role will also include facilitation of learning and competence for staff & patients, ensuring they feel confident and able to optimise their skills, maximising the benefits of self-management.
The candidate must be willing to undertake training around health coaching, shared decision making and the personalised care agenda, actively promoting a self-care model whilst ensuring you have the core clinical skills required.
Utilising support services throughout Fylde Coast, the candidate will support the provision of personalised high-quality care, ensure better patient outcomes, and positively influence service implementation and change.
Job description
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdoms largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents its not just a good place to work; its a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Please see job description and person specification for full details.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.