Community Nurse

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; City Of London; Vor Ort; GBP 34.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

High Cost Area Supplement

Zusammenfassung

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Nurse to join our Integrated Care Team in the London area. The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, plan and deliver care, while being professionally and legally accountable.

They will support peers and liaise with health and social care professionals. The role is based in the community, with responsibilities including organising workload, supervising students,

Qualifikationen

• Registered nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience in community/home care delivery.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Aufgaben

• Deliver day-to-day patient care.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Community nursing

Patient care

Teamwork

Record keeping

Ausbildung

NMC Registration

Jobbeschreibung

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Community Nurse

The closing date is 16 November 2026

The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) responsible for patients allocated tothem and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legallyaccountable.The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team memberwhilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working andactively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-today allocation of work.To deputise when required in the team managers absence and delegate appropriately tohealth care assistants.To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhereto them, particularly administration of medicine and moving and handling.To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust foraudit purposes.To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting,assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.To supervise pre-registration students.To employ professional curiosity in your day-to-day role and act upon any findingsappropriately.

About us

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Job responsibilities

Job overview

Permanent Community Nurse Band 5 - Waltham Forest (Chingford) Are you looking for a fresh challenge, are you committed to the delivery of high quality patient care and keen to be part of a team where your ideas and opinions are valued then look no further.

NELFT are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurse to complement our skill mix within the Integrated Care Team in Chingford. The Community Nurse will support with the provision of holistic health care as delegated within own level of agreed competency, to patients, families/Carers in their own homes, to include residential care homes.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver day-to-day patient care.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicant must have NMC Registration. Applicant will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met. They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards. This position involves working weekends and some bank holidays. Applicant should hold a full UK driving licence.

Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest,) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• . RGN Application Form
• Completed study at
• Diploma/Degree Level Application Form
• Evidence of post
• or training.
• N/A

Experience

• Relevant experience of
• working as a community
• Application Form
• Interview
• Assessment
• Commitment to working
• as part of a multi
• disciplinary team.
• N/A

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.

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust