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Community Nurse - B5

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

Community Nurse-Band 5 - Wandsworth

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 a full time vacancy within our South Wandsworth Community Nursing team based in Tooting.

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.

Main duties of the job

What's it like to live and work in the London Borough of Wandsworth?

- - It's still affordable
  - Second cheapest council tax in the whole country
  - Tooting Bec Common Park
  - It's well connected to central London
  - Low crime rates
  - Plenty of family-friendly housing along with good bars and cafs

For further details / informal visits contact:

Jane Gleeson, Clinical Operations Manager on 07990353715 or email:jane.gleeson1@nhs.net

Please be aware that all communications about this vacancy will be received to you via email and text message. Always check your inbox and junk mail folders regularly and provide a UK mobile number if available.

About us

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
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

26 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,089 to £41,498 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-SOUTH-9866

Job locations

Tudor Lodge

London

SW19 6AE

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.
Please 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.
Please 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

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse (RN)
NMC Registration

Desirable

Evidence of other post-registration education and training

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.