Community Staff Nurse

Our teams provide holistic care to patients at home, including palliative/ End of Life care, IV drug administration, medication/ injection administration, diabetes management.

With excellent links to local universities, the training and development we are able to offer is first class, allowing rapid upskilling and support with new skills. Newly registered staff will have access to a preceptorship program and a specific clinical upskilling program to support their transition from student to RN.

We would welcome applications from newly registered nurses and we provide a very comprehensive and fully supported Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified healthcare professionals.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Essential: - Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level; - Membership of the relevant Professional Body; - Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training; - Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio; - Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role

Essential: - Supervised experience gained during clinical placements; - Ability to mentor students / supervise other junior staff; - Experience of contributing to the management of change; - Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice; - Experience of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing advice; - Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively

Desirable: - Recent previous experience within a comparable role

Essential: - Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff

Desirable: - Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff

Essential: - Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours.; - Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.; - Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.; - Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.; - Experience of planning and organising ongoing activities, e.g. organise own time and that of junior staff and learners,; - Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority; - Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice; - Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence