Community Nurse - Overnight Service (Band 5) - Community Nurse - Central London Community Healt[...]

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Are you a nurse looking for a supportive team and the opportunity to develop new skills? This is an exciting time to join the overnight community nursing service in West Herts. We are developing new community pathways which will support the delivery of more care in people’s homes, and to enable us to do this we have a range of new learning and development opportunities available through the CLCH Academy.

Previous applicants need not apply.

• We are looking for a nurse with a genuine interest in continuing to develop skills in this field.
• You must be able to work flexibly according to service needs and have excellent organisational, time management and communication skills.
• To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the Community Nurse Deputy Team Lead to patients in a variety of community settings.
• The post holder will undertake community nursing duties involving delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patients' health needs using a person-centred approach.
• This includes providing quality and seamless nursing care to housebound patients and being proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care institutions.
• In addition, the post holder will be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long-term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery.
• To be responsible for the team’s assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community.

Please Note - You must 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).

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• NMC Registration
• Evidence of other post-registration education and training
• Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
• Ability to listen effectively and give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues
• Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice
• Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency.
• Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
• Knowledge of risks involved in working in the community.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice.
• Knowledge of management of long-term conditions e.g. Diabetes and an understanding of the concept of self-management.
• Knowledge of infection control
• Knowledge of general wound care
• Promotion of continence
• Literacy and numeracy skills
• Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
• Understanding of resource management
• Knowledge of the audit process

• Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in change process in the team.
• Ability to organise and participate in weekly work allocation and be able to prioritise and delegate effectively.
• Ability to assess a situation and act promptly.
• Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
• Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs
• Car Driver
• Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice

• Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
• Working with people with complex health needs
• Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
• Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence-based care
• Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
• Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of training other students.
• Post registration experience in a NHS community environment

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.