Job Description

Are you a registered nurse who would like to work in the community?



Pocklington is a beautiful market town within a rural farming community. You will join a well established community team comprising of clinical leads, DNs, staff nurses and HCAs as well as the MDT including the therapy team.



You will have a planned induction which includes a training programme delivered by our specialist nurses & for newly qualified staff we have a preceptorship programme. We have a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role & can plan development of your competencies with support from your line manager.



As a community nurse you will work closely with the wider MDT within our own services and other agencies including the acute hospitals, Hospice, General Practice, Social Services & the voluntary sector.

The main duties of this role will include:

Holistic patient assessment, formulation and reviewing of care plans



Holding a non-complex patient caseload



Management of pressure ulcers & wounds



Palliative & end of life care



Bladder & bowel care including catheterisation and continence assessments



Medicines Management



Injections (sub cut & IM)



Phlebotomy



Provision of equipment to support care



Safeguarding



Participation in daily safety huddles & handovers



Line management & supervision of junior staff



Practice supervision for nursing students



Continual learning and professional development



We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website



We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.



We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.



We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.



Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.



We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.



From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.



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For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached and Person Specification.