Community Nurse

Are you looking for a new opportunity delivering a high standard of care to patients within their own homes? Do you seek work life balance and flexibility within your role? Are you a Community or District Nurse with over 6 months post qualified experience? If you have answered yes we may have a suitable role within the Wigan area just for you.

There are a variety of shift patterns available with a high potential of ongoing work for a number of months; pay will be between £19.2 and £20 Ltd per hour dependant on the shift pattern and your current banding or skill set. Please note evenings, nights and weekends will be paid at a higher rate.

You will be working within a supportive, forward thinking, fun multi-disciplinary team and although this role may be challenging at times, it is rewarding due to the difference your support will make to lives you touch and change on a daily basis.

Benefits to you:

* We work in partnership with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to support our Nurses with the revalidation process. Free revalidation and training sessions are available for all of our Nurses to attend with ongoing support from both Randstad Care and the RCN thereafter.

* Dedicated Community and Integrated Services specialist consultant who understands your clinical setting with a secondary point of contact so there is always someone here to take your call whatever your query or question

* Weekly pay runs via an online pay system

* Access to free accredited ongoing training courses

* Referral scheme up to £200 vouchers per successful referral

* Online fast track DBS applications

Responsibilities would include:

* Assessing and talking to patients about their problems and discussing the best way to plan and deliver their care

* Establishing robust communication networks with the client, their carers and other members of a multi disciplinary team

* Give sound and professional clinical advice and knowledge where appropriate

* Promote service user empowerment

* Effective delivery of care that promotes choice and independence

* Building relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns

* Ensuring the correct administration of medication and monitoring the results of treatment

* Preparing and maintaining patient records and producing care plans and risk assessments

To be considered for this rewarding and fulfilling opportunity, you must:

* Have a valid NMC registration

* Minimum of 6 months of post qualifying experience working within a community role

If you feel you wish to build upon your current skill set and competencies, to avoid missing out on such a brilliant opportunity, apply today.

Desirable Skills

* Compression Bandaging

* Wound/Ulcer Management

* Ventilation

* PICC/Hickman Lines

* Catheter Care (both male, female and supra pubic)

* Venepuncture

“There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.” We love what we do here at Randstad and that’s because we get to hear daily about the amazing jobs our nurses do. We understand that changing lives is what the nursing profession is all about so let us help change the way you work and have you perfectly placed in a role that brings out the best version of you each and every day.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.