Community Staff Nurse The ARC

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

Due to the advancement and progression of our existing staff, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the Nursing Team at the Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre (ARC)

The ARC is a multidisciplinary assessment and rehabilitation facility delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to support recovery, maximise independence and facilitate timely discharge from hospital services. Working within a collaborative and integrated model of care, the successful post holder will work closely alongside colleagues from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool Council, therapy services, social care teams and other community partners to deliver the Better Care Model, ensuring patients receive seamless, coordinated care across health and social care systems.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Registered Nurse who demonstrates a positive approach to change, excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to delivering holistic care.

Please note this role will not be eligible for sponsorship as it doesn't meet the minimum salary requirements for a skilled worker visa, therefore you must have appropriate right to work in the UK or your application will not be progressed to the next stage of Recruitment.

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Please note the ARC is a 24 hour 7 day a week service and there will be an expectation of internal rotation.

As a community nurse you will gain a unique set of skills. As a team we will support you to gain these skills by providing the appropriate training.

We will also provide the following to ensure your transition to a new area / team is as smooth as possible by:

• Robust induction period
• Buddy/Mentor
• Preceptorship programme
• Protected supernumerary time
• Clinical 1 to 1 and supervision sessions with Clinical Supervisor
• In House and external training provision
• Professional Nurse Advocate Support as required

The main duties of the role are to provide holistic, patient centred, evidence based care to individuals in their own home setting. T

This will include:

• Administration of medications
• PEG care
• Wound care
• Drain management
• Venous & arterial leg ulcer care including doppler and compression
• Catheter & nephrostomy care
• Holistic assessments and risk bundles
• Observations
• Venepuncture

Working for our organisation

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today’s health system.

We are not underestimating the challenges facing today’s health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the individual requirements of patients and carers referred to community nursing

Provide a high standard of evidence based nursing care to patients in the Community.

Use a high level of communication skills with patients and their families, including those with English as a second language or learning disabilities.

Actively seek to promote health both individually and to patients and carers.

Administer drugs within NMC guidelines.

Please read the full job description and person specification attached.

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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £24, Standard DBS check £24 and Enhanced DBS check £45.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £15. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.