Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Night service Community Team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 

Do you want the privilege of caring for patients in their own homes to deliver increasingly complex, holistic care? If yes, community nursing may be the right career choice for you. We are able to offer part-time roles along with a full skills development and preceptorship programme.

We are ideally looking for someone who can work autonomously in the community at Community Staff Nurse level. As a community nurse, you will work alongside a Case manager and a Community Healthcare Assistant, but at times will take the lead in triage and making care decisions; nursing patients with multiple complex health care needs in their own home. 

Main duties of the job

To contribute to processes for service and quality improvement
Assess the physical and psycho–social needs of patients and deliver 
therapeutic interventions based on best available evidence in order to 
improve health outcomes.
 To manage own case load, delivering and evaluating service delivery to 
patients with a variety of medical conditions and those delegated by case managers. 
 To plan interventions with the Case Manager and other team members 
using the common assessment process
 To take part in the referral management process to ensure patients are 
treated by the most appropriate member of the team/service
 To contribute to the development of protocols and procedures developed for clinical pathways 
Assist in the development of case management protocols and guidelines 
within their own area of professional practice

 Participate in weekend rotas / 7 day working rotas

Working for our organisation

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. 
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. 

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.