Community Enteral Nurse
Job Description
Job title: Community Enteral Nurse
Company: Bionical Solutions
Job description: Community Enteral Nurse
Full-time, 1-Year Fixed Term Contract
Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm
£30,000 to £35,000 per annum based on experience + 45p per mile
Are you a registered nurse, passionate about delivering a gold-standard service to patients receiving enteral care? If yes, then we have the job for you. Here at Bionical Solutions, we are looking for a patient-focused nurse to join our team as a Community Enteral Nurse. In the role you will be empowering newly referred NHS patients to manage their enteral feeding within the comfort of their own homes, as well as upskilling care workers to support PEG and NG tube fed patients.
Bionical Solutions are proud to be the UKs largest home healthcare provider with a 97% satisfaction score in our nurse led services. Our committed clinical team put patients first and strive to empower them to live happily and independently.
Your role as a Community Enteral Nurse…
· This is an autonomous role where you will manage your own diary and patient case load to ensure patient requirements are fulfilled
· You will be working with patients to coach and train them to effectively manage their own enteral care
· You will be communicating with patients to highlight and overcome any mental barriers and concerns they are experiencing, as well as providing information around hygiene and infection control
· You will be troubleshooting any problems the patient may be facing with the pump both in person or over the phone/video call, and doing NG tube changes when required
Your skills and experience…
· Able to demonstrate a friendly and approachable nature
· Prior community experience is preferential but not essential
· You must be happy to cover large territories
· Enteral Nursing experience would be beneficial
· You must be confident in using technology and different Microsoft applications
· Excellent communication skills to confidently liaise with patients, families and healthcare practitioners
· Be independent, self-motivated and able to manage your own diary with minimal supervision
At Bionical Solutions, we value having a diverse workforce and welcome applications from anyone able to demonstrate their suitability for the role. We recruit without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Bionical Solutions is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and adults at risk. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are suitable and that all candidates are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks.
Expected salary: £30000 – 35000 per year
Location: Derby
