Community Nurse

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

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in Greater London is looking for a Band 6 Community Nurse to join the Camden Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. You will provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients in their homes, manage a designated caseload, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates possess a valid NMC registration and previous experience in a community setting. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a flexible working environment, emphasizing quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult Branch with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continued professional development required.
• Previous experience as a B5 nurse in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients in their homes.
• Manage a designated caseload and develop individualised care plans.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for coordinated care.

Skills

Communication with multidisciplinary teams

Clinical supervision

Patient advocacy

Care planning

Infection control

Education

Registered Nurse Adult Branch with NMC registration

Evidence of continued professional development

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nurse

The closing date is 27 December 2025

Are 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.

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 a multidisciplinary 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 multidisciplinary teamwork.

CNWL is proud of its inclusive and diverse workforce and 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, then CNWL 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 care to 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 escalating 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.
• Maintain comprehensive 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:

• Camden's 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 notes 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 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 impact on their clinical activities
• Care planning: assessing patients, developing, implementing and evaluating 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 that 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, including HCAS (pro rata if P/T)