Job summary

Community Nurse - Band 5

Amesbury Community Team - Amesbury Health Centre

30 Hours per week - 12 Month Maternity Cover Fixed Term Contract or when the Maternity leave finishes.

Amesbury Community Team is seeking a Community Nurse based at Amesbury Health Centre to cover mat leave. Community Teams within Wiltshire Health & Care provide high quality, complex care in the community setting, which includes caring for some very vulnerable people often in extremely challenging environments.

Wiltshire Health & Care recognises that we need to deliver care closer to home, with the resources available, and be able to meet local needs.

Main duties of the job

Experience in front line NHS community patient care is essential as is evidence of up-to-date clinical professional development. Applicants need to have excellent clinical skills, well developed communication skills and be able to work under pressure. The role is demanding but rewarding, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and hardworking individual who can work flexibly and efficiently.

Amesbury Community Team is a busy Team caring for patients registered with a South Wiltshire GP. You will have the opportunity to work alongside other members of the Multidisciplinary Team such as Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners and other Specialist Practitioners including Consultant Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners. Our Shift patterns are 7-3, 8.30-4.30 and 2-10pm.

If you would like an informal visit or chat about this exciting position, please contact me on the details below. We are a warm and welcoming team.

For any enquiries, please contact Sarah Furia on 07788396515

About us

Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independant and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.

There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers.

If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!