Community Nurse

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust in Havering is seeking a Permanent Community Nurse (Band 5) to join our community clinics and home-visit teams. You will provide holistic care within your competencies to patients, families and carers, including care homes and nurse-led clinics.

Applicants must be NMC registered, hold a full UK driving licence, be willing to travel to multiple sites, and be prepared to work weekends and some bank holidays.

Qualifications

• NMC registration is required.
• Evidence ability to innovate and motivate.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Willingness to travel to a variety of sites.
• Weekend and some bank holidays work expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic health care within own level of competency.
• Support patients, families and carers in their homes, care homes, and nurse-led clinics.
• Contribute to community nursing teams as part of CHCS across Havering.

Job description

Permanent Community Nurse Band 5 - Community Clinic, Havering 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 Nurses to complement our skill mix within the CHCS across Havering. 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 and in nurse led clinics. Please note that for this role we are unable to provide support for overseas nurses requiring assistance with the OCSE (Overseas Clinical Support Examination). Candidates must already meet the necessary qualifications and requirements for UK practice

Applicants will have NMC Registration and demonstrate the ability to innovate and motivate. Applicants are required to evidence a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel to a variety of sites (This criteria will be reasonably adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant). This position involves working weekends & some bank holidays.

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.