Community Staff Nurse - District Nursing

Whittington Health; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Community Staff Nurse to join their dynamic District Nursing Service. This role offers the chance to deliver holistic, patient-centred care across diverse communities, working alongside a supportive and skilled team. You will have access to ongoing professional development opportunities, including specialized training in various clinical skills. If you're passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Join a team that values innovation and compassion, and help shape the future of community healthcare.

Benefits

On-going learning and development opportunities

Structured induction programme

Personal safety device

High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS)

Comprehensive 12-month preceptorship programme

Internal transfer opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with NMC and show evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic, patient-centred care to housebound patients.
• Work with a multi-skilled team to ensure the best patient care.

Skills

Prioritising and organising workload

Commitment to 6Cs (care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, commitment)

Education

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

Evidence of recent training and development

Tools

IPADS

Mobile phones

Job description

Community Staff Nurse - District Nursing

Band 5

Main area: Staff Nurse Grade Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 220-WHT-2990

Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Various Community Sites in Islington & Haringey

Town: London

Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum exclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59

Job overview

Contract - Permanent. Full-time

Do you want 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 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.
• Internal transfer opportunities.
• High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) additional to your basic pay.

Main duties of the job

District and community nurses visit people who are housebound of all ages 18+ in their own homes or residential homes, enabling them to self-manage where possible and implementing appropriate treatments and care pathways. You will be caring for patients with a wide variety of health needs and working in partnership with patients and their families.

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 provide the best care for your patients.

This role involves rotational shifts between 8:30am-5:00pm and 2:00pm-10:00pm.

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. 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.

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.
• Know how to impart news of a distressing nature to patients and relatives.
• 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.
• 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 that ensure safety and continuity of patient care.
• Ensure that all appointments and interventions are recorded accurately on RIO.
• 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 Manager and/or Lead Nurse and/or Nurse Manager.

MANAGING RESOURCES

• Participate in managing and coordinating the work of the junior staff, offering support and development as appropriate.
• Assist in the recruitment and selection of staff for the team and participate in induction and orientation programmes as appropriate.
• Promote good communication, employment practices, and relationships within the team.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Be aware of and utilise appropriate resources within the team and in the provision of total patient care.
• Ensure that all equipment is maintained and any faults immediately reported.
• Act as a link nurse to GPs, Social Services, and other relevant professional areas as necessary.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be aware of, and act in, accordance with agreed policies, procedures, legislation, and NMC standards.
• Act at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Adhere to Whittington Health policies and procedures at all times.
• Ensure that records are kept and maintained in line with NMC guidelines, Trust record keeping and information governance policies.
• Adhere to national and local infection control procedures and standards at all times.
• Be willing to expand nursing knowledge/skills by undertaking further professional training, to keep up to date with professional developments and maintain a professional portfolio which supports revalidation.
• Set appropriate objectives and review them regularly with the District Nursing Team Manager.
• Meet regularly with the District Nurse Team Manager in order to review own performance.
• To know how to deal with people with challenging behaviour and to know when to call for assistance when needed.
• Take part in clinical supervision on a regular basis according to Whittington Health requirements.
• Participate in clinical audits in order to promote the development of patient-centred evidence-based practice.
• Apply a problem-solving approach to practice, seeking resolution to problems with an awareness of own personal limitations of knowledge and practice.
• Maintain high professional standards acting as a positive role model for the profession and service.
• Be courteous and respectful to patients and colleagues including adhering to a dress code appropriate to the work situation.
• Whittington Health is an integrated care organisation and there may be occasions where staff are required to rotate between clinical environments to meet service need.

Revalidation and Registration

It is the responsibility of all staff registered with a professional body to:

• Act within the Professional Bodies Code of Practice.
• Maintain their own work profile to ensure revalidation standards are met, and assist junior registered staff in achieving revalidation.
• Contribute and participate in the development of colleagues' professional practice across the trust through leading ward and/or department projects, and supporting training.
• Ensure optimum use is made of working time.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Current NMC Registered Nurse (RN 1ST Level Registration - Adult)
• Evidence of recent training and development.
• Evidence of work-based learning and ability to meet competencies.

Skills & Abilities

• Prioritising and organising workload.

Knowledge & Experience

• Commitment to 6Cs (care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment) and how they underpin all nursing 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.

• 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 the London 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.

Your application form –

• Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
• Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes –

• Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
• If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview.
• Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
• Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information –

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID.

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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.

Name: Frances Dillon

Job title: Lead Nurse for Band 5/Graduate Nurse Recruitment

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 0207 288 3160