Community Nurse

Procare Community Services; Kilburn CP; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join their team, focusing on adult community nursing. This role involves visiting patients in their homes to deliver personalized care, including wound care and end-of-life support. The ideal candidate will possess a Registered Nurse qualification and a driving license, with opportunities for progression to a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse position based on competency achievement. The organization nurtures a supportive environment aimed at high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Opportunities for career progression

Supportive working environment

Positive impact on community health

Qualifications

• Candidates must be a Registered Nurse with the necessary qualifications.
• Experience in community nursing will be an advantage.
• A full UK driving license is required for this post.

Responsibilities

• Visit adult patients in their homes with identified nursing needs.
• Use electronic patient records and provide clinical judgments for care.
• Work under the direction of a District Nurse to deliver personalized care.

Skills

Venepuncture

Wound care

Catheterisation

Syringe drivers

End of life care

Symptom control

Patient assessment

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Tools

EMIS electronic patient record system

iPhone for mobile working

iPad for mobile working

Job description

• Are you a Registered Nurse wanting to gain the skills, knowledge, and competencies relevant to the community?
• Do you want to develop your career within a clinically led organisation, at the forefront of the revolution of adult community nursing?
• Are you passionate for high quality patient care and experience?

We are seeking a highly motivated Registered Nurse to work within a wider team of nurses and health care assistants. You will work under the direction of a District Nurse, to assess, implement and evaluate person centred care for a caseload of patients, undertaking venepuncture, wound care, catheterisation, syringe drivers, end of life care and symptom control. On achieving all relevant competencies, the post holder will be reviewed for a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse post. Post holders will be available to work Monday to Sunday between 8am and 8pm. A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010. Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work.

Job Purpose

• The post holder will visit adult patients in their own home who have an identified nursing need including those with a long-term condition, complex care needs and needing care at home and the end of life.
• The post holder will use an electronic patient held record system, EMIS as a record of care and all our nurses are provided with a work IPhone and iPad for mobile working.
• The community nurse will use a range of nursing skills including venepuncture, wound care, catheterisation, syringe drivers, end of life care and symptom control and on successfully attaining all the competencies required will be reviewed for a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse post.

The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of Community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services. With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.