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  Skills and qualities of a community nurse

  Monday, June 19, 2023

  Community nurses are passionate, resilient and high-skilled registered nurses who deliver bespoke care to adults and children in the community. Working as a community nurse, you will need to consistently demonstrate and develop these core skills and qualities to excel in your nursing career and deliver the best possible care to your clients.

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  9 common paediatric nursing interview questions and answers

  Tuesday, May 16, 2023

  Take a look at the 9 most common paediatric nursing questions to practice ahead of your interviews and advice on how to answer them in order to make the best first impression.

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  Working as a community learning disability nurse

  Friday, April 28, 2023

  To shine a spotlight on our wonderful TCS community learning disability nurses (RNLDs), two of our RNLD Clinical Leads, Olivia and Arianwen, give a detailed insight into what it's like working as a community learning disability nurse at Thornbury Community Services (TCS).

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  Maddie's story: supporting a young adult to reach key milestones and live a life of independence

  Tuesday, April 4, 2023

  Partnering with integrated care systems (ICBs), local authorities and hospital teams, we create personalised care packages to enable individuals to safely and quickly transition from hospital to home. We were approached by Shropshire Council to create a bespoke package of care for 18-year-old Maddie so she could safely transition back into the community to be with her family and prevent future hospital admissions.

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  The role and responsibilities of a community nurse

  Monday, March 20, 2023

  Community nurses play a vital role in delivering person-centered care to clients and using their expertise and clinical judgement to make informed decisions to improve the quality of care the client receives. The role and responsibilities of a community nurse can change daily to ensure they provide bespoke care to individuals in their homes and local communities, preventing hospital admissions and reducing pressures on public health services such as the NHS.

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  The role of a learning disability support worker

  Wednesday, February 8, 2023

  Learning disability support workers play a vital role in the care people receive in the community, care homes and hospitals. They support individuals with their care needs, enabling them to learn new skills, grow confidence and lead a rewarding and fulfilling life.

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  Celebrating 2022 at Thornbury Community Services

  Thursday, December 22, 2022

  Thank you to everyone at Thornbury Community Services (TCS) for an exceptional 2022. Earlier this year, we were rated as an ‘Outstanding' care provider by the Care Quality Commission, which truly highlights the exceptional work of our teams, the successes of 2022 and our continuous commitment to improving our services. Take a look at our video to see a message from our Managing Director, Emrys and some of our favourite highlights from this year.

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  Mental health support for healthcare professionals

  Thursday, August 4, 2022

  Many healthcare workers spend their shifts delivering critical care and offering support to people. Just because frontline workers are around people for most of their working days doesn’t mean their mental health isn’t impacted. In light of this, we wanted to share a range of videos, articles and podcasts our nurses working in the community would recommend to fellow healthcare professionals to support them in prioritising their mental health and wellbeing.

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  Community care: the role of a learning disability nurse

  Friday, June 17, 2022

  To support Learning Disability Week, we want to shine a light on one of our incredible Learning Disability Nurses, Joscelyn. Today, Joscelyn tells us about her role as a learning disability nurse at Thornbury Community Services (TCS), the exceptional care and support she delivers to one of our clients, Liam and her future career aspirations with TCS.

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  We’re supporting Learning Disability Week 2022

  Friday, June 17, 2022

  In support of Learning Disability Week 2022, we’ve created an article about the campaign, how you can get involved and how we’re supporting this fantastic campaign at Thornbury Community Services.