Community Staff Nurse

Main area : Community Nursing

Grade : NHS AfC : Band 5

Contract : Permanent

Hours : Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Variable hours available, please contact to discuss)

Job ref : 453-24-6825166

Employer : Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type : NHS

Site : North Locality

Town : Bradford

Salary : £29,970 - £36,483 Per annum

Salary period : Yearly

Closing : 23 / 12 / 2024 23 : 59

Interview date : 08 / 01 / 2025

Community Staff Nurse

NHS AfC : Band 5

Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and / or community health needs, we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

Job overview

Are you looking for a role where no 2 days are the same? Where you have the opportunity to make a difference to people living in their home environment? If so, this could be the job for you.

We are currently inviting applications for Community Staff Nurses to join our Community Nursing Teams in the City locality of Bradford. As a community nurse working within the planned care service, you will be providing high-quality care for people in their own homes, ranging from long-term conditions to complex and palliative care. You’ll be working on a rotational basis as part of a seven-day service, with the support of agile technology to help you deliver timely, high-quality care, with support from specialists across the Trust.

There are a variety of shift patterns available between the hours of 8am and 9pm, 7 days per week.

There are lots of development opportunities available to you as a community staff nurse to enable you to progress your career, offering promotion to senior nurses or further study to become a qualified specialist practitioner or advanced practitioner, along with other modes of study to enhance your skills in tissue viability or palliative care.

Applicants must be able to regularly travel extensively across the district to meet the needs and demands of the service. The job will be based in City.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the district nursing team to ensure high-quality health care is delivered to patients in their own home and / or clinic setting. To work in collaboration with the wider Primary Health Care team, whilst participating in the assessment of health needs and delivery of care to the practice population. The service is delivered over a 7-day rota and postholders are expected to work flexibly in line with agreed operating hours to cover a 24-hour service.

Working for our organisation

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values :

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs.

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increased mileage rates for >

3500

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and the Person Specification for more information about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment, you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust.

Person specification

Experience

Qualifications

Training

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates' best interest to apply as soon as possible.

In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations, all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

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