Community Staff Nurse - District Nursing

NHS; London; Presencial; GBP 37.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Leadership courses

Structured induction program

Personal safety device

IPADS and mobile phones

12-month preceptorship programme

HCAS

Descripción de la vacante

Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking a Community Staff Nurse (District Nursing) in London. This Band 5 fixed-term position runs for eight months with 37.5 hours per week across shifts from Monday to Sunday.

The role offers structured development within a forward-thinking district nursing team and includes a comprehensive induction and preceptorship opportunities. The post emphasises delivery of patient-centred care to housebound adults, with a focus on assessments, leg ulcer management,

Formación

• Experience and ability to prioritise and organise workload.
• Effective communication with patients, families and colleagues.
• Teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsabilidades

• Plan delivery of patient care using an appropriate nursing model.
• Deliver high standard of comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care.
• Manage delegated caseload under District Nurse Team Manager guidance.
• Assess needs and provide total patient care using nursing models.
• Maintain accurate contemporaneous records and ensure safety and continuity of care.
• Participate in orientation of new staff and learners.

Educación

Current NMC Registered Nurse (RN 1ST Level Registration - Adult)

Descripción del empleo

Community Staff Nurse - District Nursing

Band 5

Main area Staff Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 8 months (The contract will end on 6th September 2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 shifts per week, Monday - Sunday) Job ref 220-WHT-8371319

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Haringey West District Nursing Team Town London Salary £36,943 - £44,900 Inclusive of Outer HCAS per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/11/2026 23:59

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Do you want to be able to provide holistic, patient centred care while being part of a friendly and supportive team? We are recruiting nurses like you now!

Our District Nursing Service is forward thinking, hardworking and dynamic which we pride ourselves on. We are committed to making a difference for our patients and providing good quality care. We deliver services across the diverse and exciting boroughs of Islington and Haringey – providing fantastic opportunities to develop your skills.

We are looking for a nurse to join our Haringey West District Nursing Team on a fixed term contract until September 2027.

We have a strong and supportive nursing leadership team and a dedicated Professional Development Team to guide and support you in your professional development.

We offer you the following:

• On-going learning and development opportunities including leadership courses and clinical skills such as catheterisation, leg ulcer management, palliative care and intravenous medication administration
• A structured induction programme for community nurses
• Personal safety device
• IPADS and mobile phones
• A comprehensive 12-month preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses which has been awarded the national preceptorship quality mark
• High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) additional to your basic pay depending on borough

Main duties of the job

Our district nursing team’s visit adults who are housebound in their own homes or residential homes, enabling them to self-manage where possible and implementing appropriate treatments and care pathways.

The types of patient care you will provide are:

• Patient assessments
• Ear Irrigation
• Health Promotion
• Leg ulcer management (including doppler assessment and compression therapy)
• Management of Enteral Feeding Tubes
• Medication administration and management- including IV medications
• Palliative care and end of life care (including care of rocket and Pleurx drains)
• Safeguarding (with MDT involvement)
• Wound care (post operative, surgical, pressure ulcer, leg ulcers, burns, diabetic foot ulcer etc)
• Trial without catheter

You will be working alongside a multi-skilled team led by Specialist Practitioners in District Nursing as well as liaising regularly with a variety of specialist nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure you are able to provide the best care for your patients.

As an integrated care organisation our community and hospital services are one. We bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients’ experience.

This role involves rotational shifts between 8:30am-5:00pm and 2:00pm-10:00pm. You will be required to work one weekend on and one weekend off duty.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Values

The post holder will uphold and display the Trust values of Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Equity.

• Plan the delivery of patient care and take responsibility for implementing and evaluating that care, using an appropriate nursing model.
• Be accountable for own nursing practice and work unsupervised and on own initiative, but to be responsible to the Team Manager for all aspects of their work.
• Deliver a high standard of comprehensive skilled and evidence based nursing care to patients.
• Be responsible for a delegated caseload of patients under the guidance of the District Nurse Team Manager.
• Contribute to, and be competent in, the assessment of needs (including for the provision of continuing care) of the clients on all matters and to provide total patient care using evidence based nursing models.
• Be able to prioritise their own workload and of those working with them, such as learners and Healthcare Assistants. When in charge of the team, know how to delegate what staff to what duties and ensure the smooth running of the team.
• Know how to impart news of a distressing nature to patients and relatives. This will include passing on news of a patient’s death or helping a patient/relative understand a diagnosis such as cancer.
• Assist patients, carers and their families to identify health and well-being goals.
• Support and empower patients, carers and their families to achieve their health and well being goals.
• Accurately record observations and changes in clients’ conditions and report back to the responsible District Nurse Team Manager.
• Assist in assessing and caring for patients with complex and ongoing health and social needs, self-care and health promotion.
• Assist in planning and implementing methods of rehabilitation for patients and their carers.
• Liaise with colleagues and other agencies, including Social Services, to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Contribute to the integration of Whittington Health and Social Services.
• Extend their nursing knowledge/skills by undertaking further professional training that may be required in addition to keeping up to date with professional developments.
• Attend staff meetings and other relevant meetings.
• Participate in research projects and/or innovations, including health promotion and chronic disease management activities.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous records are kept that ensure safety and continuity of patient care.
• Ensure that all appointments and interventions are recorded accurately on RIO.
• Utilise appropriate resources in the provision of total patient care.
• Be aware of, and act in, accordance with agreed policy procedures legislation and NMC standards.
• Participate in the orientation of new staff and nursing students, and act as a practice supervisor/assessor to nursing students, nursing associate students, other learners and healthcare assistants where appropriate.
• Demonstrate practice to nursing students and other staff.
• Undertake other relevant duties arising from the work of the Primary Health Care Team as requested by the Team Manger and/or Lead Nurse and/or Nurse Manager .

Please see job description and personal specification for more details about this role.

Education/Qualifications

• Current NMC Registered Nurse (RN 1ST Level Registration - Adult)
• Evidence of recent training and development

Skills & Abilities,

• Prioritising and organising workload
• Effective communication with patients, families, carers, and colleagues

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience and understanding of teamwork (including multidisciplinary working)
• Understanding of evidence-based practice
• Demonstrates a commitment to upholding the trust values

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

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