Community Nurse

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Hatching Green; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization seeks a registered nurse to provide skilled nursing care in a community setting. Responsibilities include coordinating patient care, conducting comprehensive assessments, and delivering holistic nursing services to housebound patients. The ideal candidate will have RN qualifications, recent nursing experience, and strong teamwork skills, contributing to improved health outcomes for the local community.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC Registration.
• Experience in negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work with people having complex health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care in community settings.
• Coordinate care needs and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients' care needs.

Skills

Clinical nursing experience

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Holistic patient care

General assessment skills

Record keeping

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

NMC Registration

Job description

Are you a nurse looking for a supportive team and the opportunity to develop new skills? This is an exciting time to join the community nursing service in West Herts. We are developing new community pathways which will support the delivery of more care in people's homes, and to enable us to do this we have a range of new learning and development opportunities available through the CLCH Academy.

The post holder will undertake community nursing duties involving delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patients health needs using a person centred approach. This includes providing quality and seamless nursing care to housebound patients and being proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long term care institutions.

Job Responsibilities

• To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the Community Nurse Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead to patients in a variety of community settings.
• To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. This includes: Chronic disease management, end of life care, continence promotion and wound management.
• Act as a Named Nurse with the support and supervision of the DN Team Lead. To take continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment including care planning, evaluation and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers.
• Act as the patient's advocate and to facilitate the patient's own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care, as appropriate.

About Us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• NMC Registration
• Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
• Working with people with complex health needs
• Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
• Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care.
• Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
• Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team.
• Car Driver, Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Desirable

• Evidence of other post-registration education and training
• Experience of training other students.
• Participation in audit; research projects; service development
• Post registration experience in a NHS community environment
• Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.