Village Community Nurse (rmn/rgn)

We are Belong, we are a not for profit, values based organisation. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all belong.

We deliver exceptional care in our Village community styled home. We have Households with an average of twelve residents living in each; we are a committed team who provide the exceptional person centred care to enrich our resident’s lives putting them at the heart of everything we do.

Due to the layout of our village, this role would suit an experienced community based Nurse (RMN/RGN) looking to reduce their travel.

About the role:

• Assisting the Lead Nurse in providing leadership and support to nursing and support teams, to ensure that care and support is provided safely, efficiently and effectively in a way that encourages choice and independence and respects the privacy, dignity and lifestyle of each individual.
• Being accountable and responsible for those customers who have been assessed as requiring 24 hour nursing care whilst maintaining a duty of Care for all customers in the village.
• Providing nursing support which meets Belong standards, regulatory requirements, the ‘Compassion in Practice’ 6C’s and adheres to the NMC Code of Conduct and guidance within the NMC ‘Scope of Professional Practice’.

About you

As a Village Nurse at Belong, you will be making a difference to the lives of older people who might be living with a dementia or who need nursing support. You will need to use your clinical judgement to help customers improve, maintain or recover their health and wellbeing, you will deliver high quality, evidence based, person-centred care.

*This role will also include the cover of a neighbouring village in the event of absence, sickness and annual leave.

We welcome applications from eligible applicants; it is with regret that we do not have the facility to sponsor overseas staff.

As part of our recruitment process you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. Their code of conduct can be found on the following link that you can copy and post to your web browser if you wish to read:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice

Salary £22.00 per hour

Hours - 36 hours per week

Belong are a growing organisation

• Paid NMC Pin*
• Sick Pay*
• Access to standard Life pension (8%) after six months