Community Nurse The Concourse

Job summary

Are you an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to develop your career in community nursing?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Senior Community Nurse to join our supportive team, providing high-quality, person‑centred care to patients with a range of complex and long‑term health needs within community settings.

You will work autonomously while being part of a wider multidisciplinary team, managing a varied caseload, completing comprehensive assessments and developing personalised care plans that promote independence, choice and self‑management. You will work closely with patients, families, carers, GPs and other health and social care professionals to coordinate care and help prevent avoidable hospital admissions.

You will also have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills by supporting junior colleagues and students, contributing to service improvement and helping us deliver consistently high standards of care.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse, you will:

• Work autonomously to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate high‑quality, person‑centred nursing care for patients with a range of complex and long‑term health needs.
• Manage and coordinate a caseload, taking a proactive approach to supporting patients in the community and helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
• Complete holistic assessments that consider patients' physical, psychological and social care needs, including the needs of their families and carers.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, community nurses, operational leads and other health and social care professionals to identify and support patients who would benefit from proactive case management.
• Advocate for patients, ensuring their individual needs, preferences and choices are at the heart of their care while promoting independence and self‑management wherever possible.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to changes in a patient's condition, maintaining accurate records and escalating concerns when required.
• Coordinate care and make appropriate referrals to other services to ensure patients and carers receive the right support at the right time.
• Provide clear information, advice and support to patients, families and carers, empowering them to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing.

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

Education/Qualification

Essential

• RGN / RN with current registration
• Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training equivalent to post‑graduate diploma level

Desirable

• Mentor training
• Has undertaken formal training in staff and team management
• Nurse prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of recent post‑registration nursing experience
• Experience of negotiating and liaising within a multi‑disciplinary team
• Experience of working with people with complex health needs
• Experience of supervising junior staff and co‑ordinating a team on a day to day, regular basis
• Experience of teaching and mentoring others including students
• Experience of implementing evidence‑based care in practice
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans

Desirable

• Community nursing and/or primary care post‑registration nursing experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, relevant NSFs and other national standards
• NMC Code of Professional Conduct and application to practice
• Personal Development Planning
• Primary Health Care - structures and roles (overview)
• The audit process
• Applying evidence based care into practice
• The principles of clinical governance and application to practice
• Clinical supervision - purpose and application
• Managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
• How equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
• Has high level of competence in a range of clinical skills
• Basic computer skills

Other

Desirable

• 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)

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).