Care Home Response Team in Stanmore

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Care Home Response Team as a Band 6 clinician based in Stanmore (HA7 1AT). This is a permanent full time role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The Care Home Response Team provides high quality, safe, reactive and proactive support to care homes and their residents across Harrow.

The post holder will manage a caseload of care homes and residents, delivering assessments, care planning, coordination, and person centred care to meet residents' health needs. You will work closely with care home staff, GPs, community services, and the wider multidisciplinary team to support residents and improve access to healthcare for some of the most vulnerable people within the community. This is a rewarding opportunity for a compassionate and motivated clinician looking to make a real difference within community healthcare.

Main duties of the job

• Managing a caseload of care homes and care home residents across Harrow, delivering high quality, person centred care and clinical support.
• Completing holistic assessments, care planning, coordination, and ongoing review of residents' healthcare needs.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with care home staff, GPs, community services, families, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Promoting effective communication and collaborative working to ensure safe and seamless care delivery.
• Demonstrating strong leadership, clinical judgement, and professional practice at all times.
• Supporting and educating care home staff through teaching, training, and shared learning opportunities.
• Maintaining accurate clinical documentation and contributing to service improvement and quality care initiatives.

About us

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. What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter.

Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments. 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.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required. Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

• RGN / RN with current registration
• Post-registration qualification in district nursing or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional education and training at degree level
• Mentor or practice based learning training
• Advanced Physical Assessment course or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of recent post-registration nursing experience in community nursing
• Experience of negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working with people with complex needs
• Experience of teaching others and mentoring students
• Experience of evidence-based care
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and developing complex care plans
• Experience of co-ordinating and delivering care for people with long-term conditions.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of principles of care for long term conditions, relevant NSFs and other national standards
• Knowledge of NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Knowledge of Personal Development Planning.
• Knowledge of current health care policy and relevance to the delivery of healthcare services
• Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
• Knowledge of the audit process.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice.
• Knowledge of clinical governance.
• Knowledge of clinical supervision
• Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution.
• Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice.
• Has a range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others.
• Effective negotiation skills
• Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately
• Ability to assess a situation and act appropriately.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Able to identify learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of EMIS.

Key Attributes

• Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without reasonable adjustments
• Able to travel around the district (car/bike/public transport/foot)
• Hold a clean UK drivers licence

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.

£45,953 to £54,254 a year. Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS.