Job summary
Join our Dynamic Team and Make a Difference -Urgent Community Response Band 6 Nurse
Are you a passionate and skilled nurse seeking a challenging and rewarding role?
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) is a leading provider of community healthcare services in London. We're proud to be rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission and recognized as one of London's top employers.
Why Join Us?
- Make a real impact:Help us reduce hospital admissions and improve patient outcomes.
- Be part of a supportive team:Collaborate with dedicated healthcare professionals.
- Develop your skills:Access opportunities for professional growth and innovation.
- Work-life balance: Enjoy flexible shift patterns to accommodate your lifestyle
Main duties of the job
What You'll Do:As an Urgent Community Response Band 6 Nurse, you'll:
- Provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients experiencing health crises in their own homes.
- Assess, plan, and deliver complex care interventions, including medication administration and wound care.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care.
- Utilize innovative approaches to improve patient outcomes and efficiency.
- Adhere to strict safety protocols, including lone working guidelines.
What We're Looking For:
- Registered Nurse with a valid NMC PIN
- Strong clinical skills and experience in community or acute care settings
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Passion for delivering exceptional patient care
We value diversity and inclusion.We encourage applications from all backgrounds.
** Internal CLCH secondments will be considered **
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, 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(only available for Band 5 and up)
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Evidence of post-registration education and training
Desirable
- Advanced Clinical Assessment and Examination qualification
- Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Previous experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans
- Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose and value of supervision.
- Experience of teaching of junior staff / students, peers in-service training setting.
- Experience of negotiating and communicating within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of teaching, patient and public involvement and health promotion in practice
- Experience of providing acute care response to frail and elderly patients in acute or community setting
- Experience with relevant clinical competencies including urethral and suprapubic catheterisation, palliative and end of life care support, syringe-driver set up and symptom control.
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Participation in research, service development or audit projects
- Previous experience working in community setting
- Previous experience in urgent community response or community nursing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Evidence of post-registration education and training
Desirable
- Advanced Clinical Assessment and Examination qualification
- Member of a Special Interest Group relevant to this post
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Previous experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans
- Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose and value of supervision.
- Experience of teaching of junior staff / students, peers in-service training setting.
- Experience of negotiating and communicating within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of teaching, patient and public involvement and health promotion in practice
- Experience of providing acute care response to frail and elderly patients in acute or community setting
- Experience with relevant clinical competencies including urethral and suprapubic catheterisation, palliative and end of life care support, syringe-driver set up and symptom control.
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Participation in research, service development or audit projects
- Previous experience working in community setting
- Previous experience in urgent community response or community nursing
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Multiple sites across borough in Wandsworth and Merton
Trident Business Centre - 89 Bickersteth Road, Tooting
London
SW17 9SH
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
