Community Registered Nurse

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Substantial relocation package if able

Inner London weighting

Training and career development

Flexible working patterns

Progression opportunities

Job summary

CNWL Camden is seeking a Band 5 Community Registered Nurse to join the West Integrated Neighbourhood Team. Based at Belsize Priory Health Centre, you will work in a seven‑day weekly community nursing service to care for housebound patients.

You will undertake holistic assessments, review care needs and support junior staff, working with specialist teams to deliver high‑quality, patient‑centred care in the community. NMC registration and flexible working are essential.

Qualifications

• NMC registration required.
• Experience in community nursing preferred but not essential.
• Ability to work autonomously in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care to housebound patients in the community.
• Undertake holistic assessments and review care needs for a designated caseload.
• Support junior staff and students as needed.
• Collaborate with specialist teams and primary care partners to deliver integrated care.

Skills

Autonomous working in community

Holistic assessment

Care planning

Education

NMC registration

Job description

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We’re passionate about delivering first‑class patient‑centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

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Main area Community Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Sunday rota) Job ref 333-G-CC-1624

Site Belsize Priory Health Centre Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 Per annum incl. HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

Band 5 Community Registered Nurse – Camden, Full-time

An exciting opportunity has become available in the West Integrated Neighbourhood Team for a Band 5 nurse to join our Camden Integrated Community Healthcare (CICH) team. We are looking for a Registered Nurse to work in a skill‑mixed, seven‑day‑a‑week nursing team. The team is supported by an overall Operational Lead in one of our five Integrated Locality Teams.

As a Community Nurse, you will provide nursing interventions to a range of housebound patients and help to manage their care supported by a skilled team of nurses. We are proactive in looking for enthusiastic and skilled nurses who will facilitate the delivery of excellent community nursing care, enjoy our new ways of working and who want to learn and excel in their career.

Following the NHS long term plan, CICH is proud to lead on putting neighbourhoods at the heart of integrated care. The service is set up to deliver health interventions within the framework of the neighbourhood model, working in partnership with other key primary care providers and the local voluntary care sector organisations. This role will be based at West Integrated Neighbourhood team based at Belsize Priory Health Centre, however the post holder would be expected to work across Camden DN service according to the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include providing high-quality care for patients in a community setting. You will work closely with other nursing and therapy staff to care for a designated caseload of patients. This will include undertaking holistic assessments, reviewing patient nursing care needs and supporting junior staff and students as needed.

You will work with our specialist teams i.e. Evening and Overnight Nursing team, Rapid Response, Palliative Care, Tissue Viability, Bladder & Bowel, Community Stroke and Neurology, Respiratory, Heart Failure and Diabetes teams and in-patient wards.

You will need NMC registration and have passion for learning and delivering the best nursing care. Community experience is not essential, but you will need to demonstrate an understanding of autonomous working in the community, with evidence of transferable skills.

Working for our organisation

Our nurses enjoy their experience of visiting patients in their own homes and building a rapport. They report feeling ‘honoured to build such close professional relationships with their team and patients alike. There is no typical day in district nursing as every visit requires a different set of skills and approach. The variety keeps the job interesting and the learning never stops.

Benefits of working as a nurse for CNWL Camden:

• Substantial relocation package if eligible
• Inner London weighting
• Training and career development opportunities
• Opportunities for research and audit to support innovative practice
• Open to flexible working patterns
• Good opportunity for progression

Camden is a vibrant home to one of London’s most visited tourist attractions: the markets, streets and shops that have grown around Camden Lock and its associated music venues. Camden, as a borough, is diverse, containing Hampstead Heath and its famous swimming ponds, Holborn and parts of the West End, as well as a very colourful culture, ethnic