Job summary
Are you a qualified nurse or about to complete your qualifications?
Are you an experienced nurse passionate about community healthcare?
Are you a retired nurse looking to return to practice?
If you've answered 'yes', we'd love to talk to you about joining one of our teams.
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) works across ten London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
We currently have Band 5 Community Night Nurse vacancies in Wandsworth:
Who we are:
At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH), 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 and we have recently been rated Good by the Care Quality Commission.
We believe community nursing gives dedicated healthcare professionals the opportunity to spend more time with the patients you care for in their own environment and work collaboratively with other clinicians to provide more coordinated care.
What we can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
- Car lease scheme *
- Flexible working options
- Service runs from 17.00pm-7.30am Monday to Friday.
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
Main duties of the job
To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the Community Night Nurse Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead to patients in a variety of community settings.
The post holder will undertake community night 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 co-ordinating 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.
About us
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.
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
As an NHS trust,we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.
We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetingsto discuss issues andmake plans to improve CLCH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. This includes: Chronic disease management, end of life care, continence promotion and wound management. Specific skills include phlebotomy, administration of medication via syringe drivers and intravenous therapy, PEG management, urinary catheterisation and tracheostomy suctioning.
- Act as a Named Nurse with the support and supervision of the DN Team Lead. To take continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment including care planning, evaluation and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers. To provide individualised and person centred care plans that provide monitoring and promotion of self-care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions
- Act as the patients advocate and to facilitate the patients own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care, as appropriate.
- To identify and record new problems and other relevant information reporting back to the DN Team Lead as appropriate.
- Maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines.
- You will have a full UK Drivers licencePlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. This includes: Chronic disease management, end of life care, continence promotion and wound management. Specific skills include phlebotomy, administration of medication via syringe drivers and intravenous therapy, PEG management, urinary catheterisation and tracheostomy suctioning.
- Act as a Named Nurse with the support and supervision of the DN Team Lead. To take continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment including care planning, evaluation and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers. To provide individualised and person centred care plans that provide monitoring and promotion of self-care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions
- Act as the patients advocate and to facilitate the patients own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care, as appropriate.
- To identify and record new problems and other relevant information reporting back to the DN Team Lead as appropriate.
- Maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines.
- You will have a full UK Drivers licencePlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities
Person Specification
Education /Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Experience
Essential
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary 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
Desirable
- Experience of training other students.
- Participation in audit; research projects; service development
- Post registration experience in a NHS community environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
- Knowledge of PREP
- Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues. Time management skills
- 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 condition 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge of the audit process
Other
Essential
- 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 other
- Car Driver
Desirable
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
- Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs
Person Specification
Education /Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Experience
Essential
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary 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
Desirable
- Experience of training other students.
- Participation in audit; research projects; service development
- Post registration experience in a NHS community environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
- Knowledge of PREP
- Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues. Time management skills
- 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 condition 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
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge of the audit process
Other
Essential
- 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 other
- Car Driver
Desirable
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
- Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
