Community Nurse | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting! Are you a nurse looking for a supportive team and the opportunity to develop new skills? This is an exciting time to join the community nursing service in Hertsmere, covering Potters Bar, Borehamwood, Bushey, Radlett and surrounding villages.

We are seeking a Band 5 Community Nurse for a permanent, full-time opportunity. The service operates between 8am and 6pm, seven days a week, and the post includes a requirement to work three weekend days within each four-week period.

In this role you will provide skilled nursing care, working under the supervision of the Community Nurse Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead to patients in a variety of community settings, including patients' own residences, supported living and care home environments. As this is a community-based role, with travel between patient homes, there is a requirement to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing skilled nursing care based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence, including chronic disease management, end of life care, continence promotion and wound management.
• Specific skills include phlebotomy, administration of medication via syringe drivers and intravenous therapy, PEG management, urinary catheterisation and compression bandaging.
• Taking continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment including care planning, evaluation and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
• Undertaking comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers.
• Providing individualised and person-centred care plans that promote self-care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Acting as the patient’s advocate and facilitating the patient’s own choices regarding nursing care, promoting independence and self-care, as appropriate.
• Identifying and recording new problems and other relevant information, reporting back to the DN Team Lead as appropriate.
• Maintaining accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines.

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.