Job vacancy: Senior Twilight Community Nurse B6, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Lancing

Job summary

Main area

Community Nursing

Grade

Band 6

Contract

Permanent: Multiple vacancies which remain unfilled.

Hours

Part time
Flexible working

18 hours per week (Varied bases depending on service need Arundel/Lancing/Chichester)

Job ref

150-OM1618-UPC

Employer: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Lancing/Chichester or Arundel
Town: Lancing
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum/pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59

Senior Twilight Community Nurse B6

Band 6

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Together with your Team, you will deliver high quality nursing care in the community setting out of hours, providing whatever short term input is needed within the scope of practice. In liaison with our Day Team colleagues, we aim to support & maintain our patients in their own homes.

The post holder as part of the Team will provide the care needed whatever that may be. It might be enabling end of life care for the the patient to ensure they achieve their preferred place of death, supporting them, their family & friends to meet that goal. Alternatively, with the Team, you'll be enabling those living with urinary catheters to live independent lives or dealing with whatever urgent health/nursing need may crop up.

The Band 6 shift co-ordinator will manage the clinical needs of the referred patients for that shift. The Service provides all & any urgent nursing care needs which cannot wait until the next day using skilled assessment of need & providing interventions before arranging with Day Teams & other care services for the on-going care of patients as required.

You will need to be confident driver as travelling at night and adverse weather conditions. We provide a pool car for use but you will also need to have your own care available for some shifts.

Person specification

Experienced RN

Essential criteria

Three years post registration experience
Previous Community Experience

Desirable criteria

Experience as a B6 nurse

Range of clinical skills

Essential criteria

Range of clinical skills: deteriorating patient, catheter care, end of life care, wound care, Administration of injectable medication

Desirable criteria

leadership qualification orwillingness to do

Car driver

Essential criteria

Holds valid uk licence & has access to car
Confident driving at night and in adverse weather conditions.

Committed to being an Inclusive Employer

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Karin Morris
Job title: Operational Team Lead, Overnight Services
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07717815703
Additional information: Please call or visit for further information relating to this newly created post.

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Senior Twilight Community Nurse B6

Band 6

Job overview

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Experienced RN

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Range of clinical skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Car driver

Essential criteria

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Applicant requirements

Application numbers

Documents to download

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