Community Nurse - Bury Town INT

Due to recent investment in our INTs an exciting opportunity for Community Nurses has arisen in Bury Town Integrated Neighbourhood Team. If you love meeting new people and working with a range of specialities the INTs are the place for you!

The successful applicant/s will join a friendly team of community nurses, community matrons, therapists, INT coordinators and local administrators, supported fully by a Team Manager, and Localities Lead.

We have a number of roles we're looking to fill that could support a variety of hours, with a willingness to support flexible working arrangements to make work work for you we're really keen to here from you!

You will be providing nursing services to patients in the community and will have the chance to work in an autonomous manner with the support of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

You will be assessing the patients by carrying out home visits and planning and implementing a patient’s individualised care plan.

Within the INT localities you will be using a wide range of community nursing skills and will need to be confident in your assessment skills and in your ability to provide safe, effective treatments whilst working in a community setting. Experience of palliative care, wound management and catheter management would be an advantage.

This will be the perfect opportunity if you would like a role where you can use a wide range of nursing skills, or learn new skills specific to providing clinical care to people in their own homes.

You are able to work independently, but also with the support of a close-knit team, who are hugely experienced and supportive.

You have the privilege of working with patients in their own home environment to improve their health, alongside teams such as Virtual Ward and our Early Intervention Team (EIT).

The role suits both newly qualified as well as experienced nurses.

You will be able to develop your role in accordance with areas of clinical interest and to progress in your career, with expert training and education available to support this.

We operate a 7-day service with our current core hours being 8am to 6pm.

Access to your own vehicle is required and travel across the locality is part of daily working.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details around the main responsibilities of the job role.