Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a new opportunity? We have Community Staff Nurse positions available within the team, based at Harrison House.
Our service covers the urban and rural areas of Taunton, Wellington, and Wiveliscombe. The usual working patterns are day shifts covering 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm, or 10am-6pm. You’ll also work one twilight shift per week (2pm-10pm) and weekend cover on a rota, which includes additional unsocial hours and enhanced payments. There is a separate night team. We offer flexible working solutions where possible to ensure a work-life balance.
You’ll need to be a car driver with your own vehicle to visit patients. We offer a generous mileage allowance to cover the use of your car for NHS business, which includes both mileage and depreciation.
If you’re a qualified RN looking for a rewarding challenge to advance your nursing career, join our friendly and highly skilled team of nurses and support staff. We also welcome applications from newly qualified nurses, where we can offer you preceptorship to support and guide you in your new role.
As a community RN, you’ll provide care to patients in their homes, managing a range of complex health issues and collaborating with various other disciplines.
You’ll also work closely with the Hospital @ Home team and Rapid Response, focused on preventing acute admission. You’ll develop a broad range of nursing skills, including IV medication administration, palliative and end-of-life care, complex wound management, catheter and continence care, diabetes management, PICC line care, medication administration, and drain tube management.
You’ll need to make autonomous clinical decisions and create holistic care plans, with the support of your colleagues and Team Leaders. Comprehensive training and guidance will be provided by our two dedicated Clinical Lead nurses.
