Community Nurse

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading integrated care provider seeks a compassionate nurse for their community nursing team. You will enhance the lives of patients by providing high-quality care, supporting independence while managing a diverse case load. The role includes training, mentoring, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to address various health needs.

Benefits

Protected CPD time

Training pathways

Leadership programs

Funding for qualifications

Qualifications

• Act as a mentor for student university placements.
• Current Professional Registration - NMC.
• Experience in community/acute healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan care for patients in their home environment.
• Work autonomously to provide effective, evidence-based care.
• Support the team leader in delivering community nursing.

Skills

Evidence based clinical skills

Teaching student nurses and trainee nursing associates

Understanding of evidence-based nursing

Wound care

Management of syringe drivers

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Mentoring qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled, compassionate and caring nurse to join our community nursing team. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of the people in our care and you will need to be committed to providing care of the highest quality to our patients in the community..

The role requires positivity and excellent communication. You will need to demonstrate integrity and initiative, sound clinical knowledge with evidenced based practice and the ability to manage your own work load.

We work integrated with primary care, therapists, urgent & intermediate care services alongside our specialist services forming our MDTs.

If you have an interest in community nursing, preventing hospital admissions, and caring for people with multiple co-morbidities, through to the last stages of their life, this role is for you.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Main duties of the job

Following an initial induction and ongoing clinical supervision, you will be responsible for: Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment. The aim is to enable them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life. To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice. To support the role of the Community Nurse Team leader. To work autonomously, providing effective, evidence-based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines. To support all locality teams by working in a flexible way. Moving to work with the team in most need on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as service provision demands.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, whileempowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people leadhealthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from allsections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mentalhealth, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during theapplication process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Variety of evidence based clinical skills
• Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
• Competence in female, male and suprapubic catheterisation
• Venepuncture
• Management of syringe drivers
• Wound care

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Evidence of recent relevant professional development
• To act as a mentor for student university placements. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
• Current Professional Registration - NMC

Experience

• Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment

Additional criteria

• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Team player
• Able to cope under pressure
• Compassion and empathy skills
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
• Hold a valid UK driving license
• Willingness to undertake further training

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpa, pro-rata - enhanced hours working weekends