Band 5 Registered Nurse – Clinical Assessor & Competency Trainer

Overview

Purpose of the role

We are hiring a Band 5 Registered Nurse to complete clinical assessments, deliver training, and sign off staff competencies for complex community care packages. You’ll help ensure safe, effective, person-centred care in line with CQC expectations, working within your scope of practice and under the oversight of our Nursing Lead.

Responsibilities

• Clinical assessment & care planning
  • Complete pre-admission and review assessments for clients with complex and/or nursing needs.
  • Produce and update care plans, risk assessments (RAG) and escalation plans.
  • Participate in 72-hour, 14-day and periodic case reviews after start-up.
• Training, coaching & competency sign-off
  • Plan and deliver skills training (1:1 and small groups) and supervised shifts for support workers/carers.
  • Sign off competencies within your verified scope. Where policy requires, obtain dual sign-off with the Nursing Lead for higher-risk skills.
  • Maintain accurate training records, competency checklists and refresher schedules.
• Clinical governance & safety
  • Support medicines safety (MAR setup/checks, omissions reduction, error reporting).
  • Contribute to incident management using SBAR; escalate promptly; assist learning reviews.
  • Participate in audits (documentation, infection prevention, equipment checks) and uphold safeguarding.
• Communication & partnership
  • Provide clear clinical guidance to coordinators, families and field staff; contribute to MDT handovers.
  • Liaise with GPs, community nursing/therapy teams and commissioners (ICB/CHC) as appropriate.

Competency sign-off areas (must be able to assess & sign off)

• Enteral feeding – gastrostomy (PEG), jejunostomy (JEJ), and NG/NJ tube management.
• Suctioning – oral/nasal and tracheal where competent and required by the care plan.
• Respiratory management – invasive and non-invasive; including CPAP and BiPAP.
• Emergency seizure management – buccal midazolam administration as per protocol.
• Anaphylaxis management – adrenaline auto-injector (EpiPen) administration.
• Oxygen administration – set-up, titration within care plan, and monitoring.
• Observations of vital signs – pulse oximetry and blood pressure monitoring and escalation thresholds.

Note: No wound care responsibilities are included in this role; wound assessment/treatment is undertaken by clinical nurses only.

Person specification

Essential

• NMC-registered Nurse (Adult/Child/LD) with 12+ months post-registration.
• Experience in community or complex-care settings.
• Demonstrated teaching/coaching/assessing capability (e.g., Practice Supervisor/Assessor or equivalent).
• Strong clinical judgement, risk assessment and documentation; excellent communication.
• Enhanced DBS, Right to Work, OH clearance; ability to travel to clients’ homes.

Desirable

• Verified competence in tracheostomy, ventilation, PEG/JEJ, and epilepsy rescue medication administration.
• Teaching/Assessor qualification (e.g., Level 3 Award in Education & Training or equivalent).
• Experience with CQC-regulated home-care and ICB/CHC packages; safeguarding Level 3; digital care planning systems.

Scope, autonomy & escalation

You will train and sign off competencies within your verified scope and our competency frameworks. Higher-risk interventions may require dual sign-off with the Nursing Lead. Work to the NMC Code and seek guidance where required.

Pre-employment checks

NMC PIN validation; references; Enhanced DBS (Update Service preferred); indemnity (if applicable), CPD and mandatory training currency; ID, Right to Work, and OH clearance.