The closing date is 02 June 2025
Salary: £30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum pro rata
Job summary
This is an ideal opportunity for a Registered nurse who is seeking to broaden and utilise their range of skills and Knowledge to nurse people in their own environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
The Community Staff Nurse is responsible for the delivery of prescribed nursing care to patients on a day to day basis. This would include the holistic assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based care. Duties include palliative care support and assessment, care at the end of life, supporting and assessing individuals and carers needs with long term health conditions, promoting of self -management skills and wound care.
The post holder will be autonomous in their clinical practice whileacknowledging their limitations and actively seek advice as necessary.
The Llanfair Welshpool District Nursing Team are an integrated part of the virtual ward that aims to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and support early discharge from hospital.
There are various hours available up to 37.5 hours due to realignment of the service
Main duties of the job
Responsible for providing support to the District Nursing Team in the day to day management of multidisciplinary/multi-agency packages of scheduled and unscheduled care for patients with multiple, complex and palliative care needs. This will ensure that an efficient and effective service is delivered to the practice population. Responsible for prioritising their own delegated home visits according to the patients’ clinical need and geographical location.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Good IT skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to deal with complex/stressful situations
Desirable
- Local knowledge of statutory and voluntary services
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- A high level of interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to engage with members of the public
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team – to include the wider MDT
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of a wide range of clinincal skills
Desirable
- Competence and confidence in a wide range of clinical skills including: palliative care, chronic disease management, wound management
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Mentorship role
Desirable
- Working towards diploma / degree / masters qualification in CHS (District Nursing) Specialist Practitioner DN
- Working towards supplementary Nurse Prescriber qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).