Community Registered Nurse

Bidvane; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Inner London weighting

Training and career development

Flexible working patterns

Job summary

Bidvane in London is seeking an experienced Band 5 Community Registered Nurse to join the East Integrated Neighbourhood Team at Kentish Town Health Centre. You will provide nursing care to housebound patients, assess needs, create and review care plans, and work with a multidisciplinary team across Camden's district nursing service.

The role requires Adult Nurse registration with the NMC and willingness to work across seven days; community experience is not essential.

Qualifications

• Numeracy skills for safe medicine administration.
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development and willingness to undertake further study.
• Adult nurse registration with the NMC.
• Ability to work across a seven-day service.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing interventions and high-quality care to housebound patients, managing a designated caseload.
• Assess patients holistically, review their nursing needs and develop, implement and evaluate care plans.
• Deliver community nursing care including diabetes management, wound and tissue viability care, catheterisation and bowel care, IV medication, palliative care and drain care.
• Work with nursing, therapy and other health and social care colleagues, including specialist teams and general practice.
• Keep patients safe through sound clinical skills and effective assessments.
• Supervise junior staff and students, and act as a mentor to healthcare assistants, nursing associates and students.
• Maintain accurate, legible and comprehensive records, including electronic patient records.

Skills

Effective communication

Record keeping

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Mentoring staff

Education

NMC registered adult nurse

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This Band 5 Community Registered Nurse post sits in the East Integrated Neighbourhood Team within Camden Integrated Community Healthcare, based at Kentish Town Health Centre. The work centres on nursing care for housebound patients, including assessment, care planning and support for a designated caseload. It is full-time in a seven-day service, with work across Camden’s district nursing service as needed and links to specialist teams. Adult NMC registration and availability to work across seven days are required; community experience is not essential.

What the job involves

• Provide nursing interventions and high-quality care to housebound patients, managing a designated caseload
• Assess patients holistically, review their nursing needs and develop, implement and evaluate care plans
• Deliver community nursing care including diabetes management, wound and tissue viability care, catheterisation and bowel care, IV medication, palliative care and drain care
• Work with nursing, therapy and other health and social care colleagues, including specialist teams and general practice
• Work across Camden’s district nursing service according to service needs
• Keep patients safe through sound clinical skills and effective assessments
• Recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns involving adults or children, seek help when needed and escalate concerns
• Raise safety concerns and advocate for patients
• Supervise junior staff and students, and act as a mentor to healthcare assistants, nursing associates and students
• Maintain accurate, legible and comprehensive records, including electronic patient records
• Reflect on practice, identify improvements and contribute to continuous improvement in safety and quality
• Keep mandatory training up to date

What’s required

Qualifications

• Numeracy skills for safe medicine administration
• Evidence of ongoing relevant continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake further study as required

Registration & licences

• Adult nurse registration with the NMC

Skills & knowledge

• Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team by phone and in person, use handovers, and write letters and reports
• Maintain electronic patient records and use Microsoft Office
• Understand how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards affect practice
• Mentor healthcare assistants, nursing associates and students
• Assess patients and develop, implement and evaluate care plans
• Understand diversity and equality in practice; organise workload without direct supervision

Other

• Work across a seven-day week

Nice to have

• Community experience as a student or in a substantive role

What’s offered

• Relocation package for eligible staff
• Inner London weighting
• Training and career development
• Opportunities for research and audit
• Flexible working patterns
• Opportunities for progression
• Preceptorship, regular supervision and in-house learning and development