Community Staff Nurse

• Provide wound management including dressings

• Administer medications, including injections.

• Deliver End-of-life care and support patients

• Health education and self-care facilitation for

• Conduct initial assessments and regular reviews

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical

• Ensure adherence to infection control and

• Monitor patients for any changes in their

• Refer patients to other healthcare

• Work closely with GPs, physiotherapists

• Provide support and advice to patients

• Attend Multidisciplinary team meetings and

• Engage in continuous professional development

• Supervise and mentor junior nurses or nursing

• Participate in audits, quality improvement

• To provide nursing care to a variety of patients in their own home.
• To work as part of the integrated health and social care teams in the community

• To provide holistic and individualised care to patients and carers as working

• To regularly take responsibility for care and workload management in the absence of the Team

• To provide nursing care for house bound patients who are registered with a Nottingham

• To participate actively in the services training strategy, including mandatory training and

• To participate in continuing professional development as relevant to maintain NMC

• To work across the Nottingham City Community Nursing Teams as required.
• To supervise and support student nurses on placements with the community nursing

• To supervise unregistered nurses who have been delegated patient care.

• Contribute to the public health agenda by raising awareness of health and well-being

• Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of care to address peoples health and well

• Deliver evidence-based care.
• Seeks patient and carer feedback about the service
• Deliver a high standard of care to patients and carers.
• Contribute to the continual improvement of the service.
• Maintain a professional Standers as outlined in NMC code.
• Have an awareness of Clinical Governance agenda and apply relevant risk

• Participate in relevant research and audit activity.
• Regularly take responsibility for the appropriate delegation of nursing care to team

• Promote and maintain record taking practice in line with the CityCare and NMC and

• Liaise with individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings and situations.
• Communication and escalate as required.
• Good communication and team working.
• To be responsible for the development of own knowledge and clinical practice and

• Act as a mentor to a variety of nursing students.
• Participate in the development of other team members.
• Participate in the supervision framework as a supervisee and supervisor.
• Maintain a portfolio to demonstrate continuing professional development.
• Contribute to the implementation of service developments.
• Participate in the Personal Development process and take responsibility for reaching

• Attend mandatory training.
• Utilise enhanced knowledge and skills to promote continuous service improvements.
• Promote and maintain best practice that ensures the health safety and security of

• Practice in accordance with Safeguarding legislation and guidelines.
• In the absence of District Nurse Team Leader or deputy takes responsibility for the needs of

Desirable

• Postgraduate experience in a primary care setting.
• Either post registration experience or completion of a community management placement.
• Evidence of working in a team.

Essential

• Up to date clinical knowledge including wound care, management
• of continence and palliative care.
• Understanding of equality and diversity.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective written skills
• Car driver in possession of a full, current driving licence.
• Basic IT skills
• Able to work independently recognising own limitations.
• Motivated and resourceful
• Time management and organisation skills.
• Teamwork skills
• Able to work under pressure

Desirable

• Knowledge of wound care, management of continence and palliative care related to working in the community.
• Able to work unsupervised Able to motivate
• others