This Band 5 post sits in the West Integrated Neighbourhood Team within Camden Integrated Community Healthcare at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, caring for housebound patients at home. The core work is holistic assessment and nursing care for a designated caseload, with junior staff and students supervised along the way. The seven-day, skill-mixed team covers Camden district nursing as needed, with specialist support in wound care, diabetes, palliative care and continence. NMC registration decides eligibility, and community experience is not essential.
What the job involves
- Provide high-quality nursing care for patients in the community
- Care for a designated caseload of patients alongside nursing and therapy staff
- Undertake holistic assessments and review patients' nursing care needs
- Supervise junior staff and students
- Deliver nursing interventions for housebound patients and help manage their care
- Work across the Camden district nursing service as service needs require
- Deliver complex community care, including diabetes management, wound care, catheterisation, IV medicines, palliative care and drain care
- Escalate safety concerns and safeguard adults and children at risk of abuse
- Maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive records
- Reflect on practice and contribute to continuous improvement
- Maintain compliance with mandatory training
- Be open and transparent about own practice
What’s required
Registration & licences
- NMC registered adult nurse, or awaiting PIN, diploma or degree
Experience
- Evidence of ongoing relevant CPD
- Ability to work autonomously in the community, with evidence of transferable skills
Skills & knowledge
- Numeracy skills for the safe administration of medicines
- Communicating with the multidisciplinary team, including handover, face to face, by phone, letters and reports
- Maintaining electronic patient records and working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Mentoring HCAs, nursing associates and students
- Care planning: assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating care plans
Other
- Organising own workload without direct supervision
- Understanding and appreciation of diversity and equality in practice
- Understanding of quality and own role in safety, clinical outcomes and patient experience
- Knowledge of recent developments in health and social care
- Willingness to undertake further study as part of the role
Nice to have
- Community experience as a student or in a substantive role
What’s offered
- Substantial relocation package if eligible
- Inner London weighting
- Preceptorship programme with regular supervision
- Extensive in-house training programme
- Training, career development and good opportunity for progression
- Opportunities for research and audit
- Open to flexible working patterns
- Support from a Nurse Development Lead
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