Specialist Nurse/Paramedic in Watford

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting! To work within and across professional and organisational boundaries, liaising with GPs, other professionals, and voluntary agencies to deliver individualised and expert clinical care to a high standard. To support the locality manager/clinical lead and colleagues in delivering high quality care that delivers best value and meets the requirement of commissioners.

Main duties of the job:

• To provide skilled, effective and evidence based clinical care to patients in a variety of community settings.
• To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess physical and psycho-social needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with patients, carers and with wide MDT as needed.
• To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of patients' ability to stay at home, or return home safely from another care setting, providing, and arranging necessary nursing and supportive packages.
• Provide autonomous clinical care to a range of patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed and/or complex health needs and long-term conditions.
• To support appropriate and timely case finding of patients suitable for the service including working to support in-reach to local acute trusts as needed.
• To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on 'best practice' in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice, e.g. Intravenous therapy (IV), Palliative care interventions, Catheter and bowel management, post operative anticoagulation administration and insulin management, prevention of admission assessments.

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:

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.

Person Specification:

• Education/Qualification: Registered Nurse with current NMC registration OR Paramedic with HCPC registration. Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training. Experience of working in Primary Care/Accident & Emergency. Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with long term condition. Qualifications in Community and/or Accident and Emergency health care. Qualification in teaching or practice based learning. Physical Clinical Assessment Skill Course or willingness to undertake the course.
• Experience: Evidence of recent substantial post-registration professional clinical experience. Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including, e.g. IV therapy, venepuncture, cannulation, rehabilitation, or willing to undertake the courses within CLCH. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of working with people with complex health needs. Experience of supervising junior staff and co-ordinating daily activities on a regular basis. Experience with working autonomously and independently in the community. Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans. Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice.
• Skills & Knowledge: Has high level of competence in a range of clinical skills. Able to work without direct supervision, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others. Ability to risk assess a situation and act appropriately. Ability to identify own and others learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meet those needs. Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, relevant NSF's and other national standards. NMC/HCPC Codes of Professional Conduct and application to practice. Primary Health Care - Structures and roles (overview). 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). Able to motivate a team.

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.

£40,617 to £48,778 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS.