Community Staff Nurse

NHS; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an experienced Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to deliver high-quality nursing care to housebound patients. The role involves working within a community nursing team to facilitate discharges from the hospital and prevent unnecessary admissions. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills, adaptability and have recent clinical nursing experience in a community setting. The salary ranges from £35,763 to £43,466 depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training, support and development

Qualifications

• Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience working with people with complex health needs.
• Post registration experience in a NHS community environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to housebound patients.
• Support the health care team with case management.
• Facilitate hospital discharges and prevent admissions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Adaptability under pressure

IT skills

Knowledge of out of hospital care

Ability to give constructive feedback

Understanding of long-term condition management

Education

NMC Registration

Registered Nurse (RN)

Post-registration education and training

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join our Barnet Integrated Community Service by providing a high quality service to our housebound patients by facilitating earlier hospital discharges and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.

As a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse you would be responsible for providing a safe, personalised and effective care to patients who require community nursing care by working alongside the community nursing team to deliver clinical and administrative duties.

At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust we believe in excellent care at the heart of the community. We encourage and expect all staff to actively promote and adhere to the Trust's values in every aspect of their work.

Main duties of the job

To provide nursing care to housebound patients

You will need to possess excellent communication skills and a team player and be able to adapt to the changing work patterns of the integrated community nursing service by remaining calm under pressure. You will also need to have good IT skills to support the systems in place.

The Integrated Community Nursing Services has a key focus on facilitating discharges, case management and reducing admission to hospital. The service works closely with Acute Hospitals, Hospice, including GPs. The service provides care to patients in the community setting. You will be well supported by our current team and provision is also made for your continued professional development.

About us

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

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
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• NMC Registration
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Evidence of other post-registration education and training

Experience

• Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary 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
• Experience of training other students.
• Post registration experience in a NHS community environment

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
• Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues
• Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice
• Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency
• Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
• Knowledge of management of long term condition e.g. Diabetes and an understanding of the concept of self- management.
• Knowledge of evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of general wound care
• Knowledge of infection control
• Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
• Understanding of resource management
• Knowledge of the audit process

Key Attributes

• Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in change process in the team.
• Ability to organise and participate in weekly work allocation and be able to prioritise and delegate effectively.
• Ability to assess a situation and act promptly.
• Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
• Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs
• Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice.

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.

£35,763 to £43,466 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS