Community Nurse

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in London is seeking a Community Nurse to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care within the Camden Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. The role involves managing a caseload, collaborating with various healthcare professionals, and providing clinical supervision. Ideal candidates are Registered Nurses with experience in community settings. The position offers a competitive salary range of £46,419 to £55,046 per annum, demonstrating the impact and importance of community nursing.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive and diverse work environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult Branch with current NMC registration.
• Numeracy skills required for safe administration of medicines.
• Previous experience as a B5 nurse in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients.
• Manage a designated caseload and develop individualised care plans.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and provide clinical supervision.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Patient advocacy

Healthcare communication

Care planning

Medicines management

Infection control

Education

Registered Nurse Adult Branch with current NMC registration

Evidence of continued professional development

Practice assessor and supervisor training

Job description

Community Nurse

The closing date is 20 November 2025

A you passionate about providing high-quality, patient-centred care in the community?

We are seeking innovative and motivated Senior Registered Nurses to join our Camden Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. You'll play a vital role in delivering nursing interventions to housebound patients, supported by a skilled and collaborative multidisciplinary team.

As a Band 6 Community Nurse, you will be joining a forward-thinking and inclusive service with a clear vision to improve access, reduce health inequalities, and provide holistic, integrated care to the local community. If you have previous experience working in a community setting, this is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career with access to robust support, supervision, and development.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Community Nurse within the Camden Integrated Neighbourhood Team, you will:

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients in their own homes or community settings.
• Manage a designated caseload, conducting holistic assessments and developing individualised care plans.
• Monitor and review patient care, adjusting interventions based on clinical need and best practice.
• Work autonomously while maintaining strong communication with your team and other professionals.
• Collaborate with amultidisciplinary team, including Complex Care Nurses, District Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Social Care partners.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to junior staff and students to promote learning and safe practice.
• Liaise with specialist teams such as Palliative Care, Tissue Viability, Bladder & Bowel, Rapid Response, Respiratory, Heart Failure, Stroke and Neurology, and Diabetes Teams.
• Maintain accurate and timely records using SystmOne.
• Participate in clinical supervision, team meetings, and quality improvement initiatives.

Be flexible in working across all five Camden Neighbourhood Teams to support safe staffing and skill mix.

About us

At Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), we are committed to delivering outstanding, patient-centred, safe, and effective care across a range of settings--from hospitals and community clinics to patients' own homes. Our services are designed around the people who use them, and we are proud to place patients and service users at the heart of everything we do.

At Camden Integrated Community Healthcare Services, we provide fully integrated nursing and therapy care for housebound residents. Our District Nursing and Community Rehabilitation teams work collaboratively to ensure seamless, coordinated care within a neighbourhood model. This integrated approach supports continuity of care and encourages innovation through multi-disciplinary teamwork.

CNWL is proud of its inclusive and diverse workforceand offers a supportive environment that promotes learning, collaboration, and wellbeing.

CNWL is nationally and internationally recognised for delivering high-quality, innovative healthcare. Our clinical models are regularly cited as examples of best practice and have been adapted by health systems around the world. If you are passionate about making a real difference in people's lives and are looking for a place to thrive, thenCNWL is the right place for you.

Job responsibilities

Band 6 nurses are vital members of our community teams and play an integral role in how people experience care. Your role involves providing compassionate, safe, and responsive careto patients while maintaining professionalism and contributing to service improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care in line with clinical guidelines, trust policies, and NMC Code of Conduct.
• Recognise and act on safeguarding concerns, and elevate appropriately to protect vulnerable individuals.
• Act as a patient advocate, supporting shared decision-making and informed consent.
• Supervise and support junior staff and students, ensuring safe and high-standard care delivery.
• Engage in reflective practice and promote a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
• Maintaincomprehensive and accurate records of care interventions and assessments.
• Remain up to date with mandatory training, professional development, and revalidation requirements.

Multidisciplinary and Integrated Working:

You will work closely with:

• Camdens community nursing and therapy teams
• Evening and Overnight Nursing Service
• Urgent Community Response Team
• In-patient rehab services and specialist medical teams
• GPs, Social Care, Mental Health Services, and Voluntary Sector Partners
• See attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details of the post and requirements

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult Branch with current NMC registration
• Numeracy Skills required for safe administration of medicines
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Practice assessor and supervisor training

Experience

• Previous experience as a B5 nurse in a community setting

Skills and knowledge

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary
• Ability to act as Clinical Supervisor for Healthcare Assistants and/or Band 5 Registered Nurses
• Understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their clinical activities
• Care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
• Medicines management and administration
• Urinary Catheterisation (Male & Female)
• Infection control and Aseptic Non Touch Technique
• Coordinate work allocation and shifts (if appropriate)
• Expertise in particular skills and evidence of how you developed them and use them in your current role
• Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
• HR skills training e.g. recruitment, managing absence
• Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff
• Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
• Able and willing to work with service users, family and carers, and other staff in a way which empowers and supports others and makes them feel better about themselves
• Able and willing to work in partnership with service users, their friends and family as well as other health care professionals

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum including HCAS (pro rata if P/T)