Job Description

At Teignmouth Hospital we provide care to patients and support families in our community. Using your skill's you too can make a difference. You will be using a wide range of your nursing skills as we provide a variety of support from wound management, catheter care, advising on diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis among others.



Throughout your day you may be working independently but we like to a meet up for lunch and discuss what's going on and what support we can offer. Working together is a big part of our ethos and being flexible and promoting a healthy work and home life balance. The commute to work alone is one of the most picturesque you will find, and our stunning local community is breathtaking.



As a team we work closely with our other departments to help with an interlinking supportive care for better all-round awareness to ensure that patients receive coordinated care. Our amazing volunteers' teams are a big part of this too.



If you have your NMC pin and would like to deliver holistic nursing care, please apply.



We are happy for you to visit us.



This is a part-time role for 22.5 hours per week.



Applicants must already hold their NMC registration for the position as stated in the JD&PS



To value everyone as an individual and actively support their right to have their voice heard in decisions about how their needs are met



To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all



To respond with humanity and kindness to every person, by listening attentively and respecting others in conversations



To respect every person's preferred wishes whilst providing nursing care within their own home



To provide the highest quality of nursing care by listening to and acting on feedback



By taking personal responsibility you will play your part in sustainably improving services by implementing change positively and contributing to MDT discussions in a constructive and flexible way



To work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for our people



Helping and supporting your colleagues so that you work well together to achieve common goals and objectives



To act as a role model, valuing everyone's opinion and experiences



To seek out, recognise and value the contributions of others and the role they play in a patient's life



To strive to provide excellent, innovative services that helps our people to be able to live their lives to the full



Taking every opportunity to encourage and support individuals to improve their own health and wellbeing



Complete nursing duties in a timely and professional manner.



Act appropriately as a representative of our team and the NHS.



Adhere to NMC code of conduct.



We pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and building relationships within the communities we are part of. Taking part in local events such as fund-raising events. We also enjoy time together doing activities such as walking/dog walking, lunches/picnics, also the occasional inter-department games.



We have a stunning outside area to enjoy breaks, lunches and even yoga. Nothing compares to the amazing view of our local area and only a 5-minute walk away from the beach.



We have an established training and induction plan for all new team members and experience in the community is therefore not essential. Some of our new colleagues have had this to say about us -



'The support from this team has been unmatched to anything I have experienced before in my career. I was made to feel welcome and supported within my team .'



And from one of our newly qualified nurses -



'The experience in the community has been so different from the acute. Supportive, calming and confidence building.'



If you are able to work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 7pm, 7 days a week, including weekends and bank holidays, across Community nursing and Intermediate Care (nursing) to meet the needs of the Service, then come and join our team!



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Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached /Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.