Senior Community Nurse

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Community Nurse to join their dynamic District Nursing team in Tower Hamlets. This full-time role offers the opportunity to enhance clinical and leadership skills while contributing to the improvement of community health services. The ideal candidate will be a proactive team player with strong communication skills, capable of managing time effectively and delivering high-quality patient care. With a commitment to fostering independence and self-management among patients, this position plays a crucial role in ensuring a seamless integration of care within the community. Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to making a positive difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered General Nurse (RGN) with clinical assessment skills.
• Experience in delivering high standards of evidence-based nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to triage referrals and schedule visits.
• Conduct clinically robust assessments and develop patient care plans.

Skills

Clinical Assessment Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Teamwork

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

DN Cert/Dip/Degree

Advanced History Taking Course

Non-Medical Prescriber V300

Tools

IT and Clinical Systems (e.g., Emis)

Job description

Job summary

Band 6 - Senior Community Nurse - Tower Hamlets, London

Hours: Full-Time (37.5 hours)

Are you looking to progress your Clinical and leadership skills and be at the forefront of change?

We in the District Nursing team, have an ambitious vision for the Tower Hamlets community health service. We are striving to deliver high standards of care at the point of entry into our services, with the aim of improving access to the quality of life for all of our patients. One of our main aims is also to enable self care and independence.

Our staff are central to delivering the service vision and we are keen to recruit high calibre staff, who will be offered the support required to fulfill their roles as well as being provided with the training and experience to further their skills.

You will be a strong team player, an excellent communicator who is adaptable, committed, well organised and work well under pressure.

Having a sound clinical assessment skill and ability to effectively manage time is essential for the post.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of a team ensuring all referrals are triaged and have a timely visit scheduled.
• To work as part of a team ensuring all new admissions to the Community Nursing services have a clinically robust assessment and patient focused care plan.
• This is borough wide cover.
• To introduce and enable self management and self care.
• To work as part of a team ensuring all patients have a safe handover to the professional and team to complete the care plan and measure the outcomes.
• To work in partnership with the locality teams and partner providers to maintain effective patient flow.
• To work within the financial resources for the patients and the service.
• To work shifts patters on a rota: (8am-4pm, 10am-6pm and 12pm-8pm) Monday to Sunday.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,806 to £53,134 a year Per annum inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

363-CTH7123800

Job locations

Tower Hamlets Community Health Team

3rd Floor Beaumont House, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG

Job description Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and person specification please see attached JD & PS.

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the recruiting manager.

Job description Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and person specification please see attached JD & PS.

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the recruiting manager.

Person Specification Education/qualification/training Essential

• RGN

Desirable

• DN Cert/Dip/Degree
• Advanced history taking and physical assessment course
• Non-Medical Prescriber V300
• Non-Medical Prescriber V300
• Nurse Formulary prescriber V100

Experience Essential

• Ability to organize and deliver high standards of evidence based clinical nursing care
• Ability to assess, monitor , plan and evaluate care
• Good organizational Skills and ability to priories work and delegate effectively to the team
• Ability to liaise effectively with members of the Primary care team.
• Experience and knowledge on holistic initial assessments.

Desirable

• Experience of managing a team within the health care setting

Knowledge and skills Essential

• Understanding and knowledge of the complex needs and long term conditions management.
• Good knowledge of safeguarding processes and able to escalate issues around vulnerable adults
• Sound knowledge and competence in IT and clinical systems for example Emis.
• Knowledge of community nursing practice and current legislation
• Knowledge of information governance and the responsibility

Desirable

• Knowledge of HR process for line management of staff
• Knowledge of current professional issues facing nursing

Person Specification Education/qualification/training Essential

• RGN

Desirable

• DN Cert/Dip/Degree
• Advanced history taking and physical assessment course
• Non-Medical Prescriber V300
• Non-Medical Prescriber V300
• Nurse Formulary prescriber V100

Experience Essential

• Ability to organize and deliver high standards of evidence based clinical nursing care
• Ability to assess, monitor , plan and evaluate care
• Good organizational Skills and ability to priories work and delegate effectively to the team
• Ability to liaise effectively with members of the Primary care team.
• Experience and knowledge on holistic initial assessments.

Desirable

• Experience of managing a team within the health care setting

Knowledge and skills Essential

• Understanding and knowledge of the complex needs and long term conditions management.
• Good knowledge of safeguarding processes and able to escalate issues around vulnerable adults
• Sound knowledge and competence in IT and clinical systems for example Emis.
• Knowledge of community nursing practice and current legislation
• Knowledge of information governance and the responsibility

Desirable

• Knowledge of HR process for line management of staff
• Knowledge of current professional issues facing nursing

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tower Hamlets Community Health Team

3rd Floor Beaumont House, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tower Hamlets Community Health Team

3rd Floor Beaumont House, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road

London

E1 4DG

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)