Job summary
CLCH Community Planned Care Services are looking to expending our community services and currently seeking motivated dynamic Band 5 Nurses to join our District Nursing service based in Brent that will give you many opportunities to flourish and further develop your skills and career.
We are currently looking at a 5-year plan to upskill our nurses to become aspiring leaders for the future, this includes prescribing.
This is an exciting time for our Brent District nursing teams, and we are looking at ways to include working together towards an integrated approach. If this looks like something you are interested in, then please do apply we would love to have you in our teams.
Are you looking for opportunities to develop your community nursing skills in your career and to be part of a unique and dynamic integrated care team? Do you want to be part of developing and shaping a new integrated care service in Brent?
If so, an exciting new opportunity is available for a Registered Nurse to join our planned cares Service in Brent. This will be a fixed term post for 12 months and there may be an opportunity for permanent after this period.
Brent Planned Care Services provide community nursing services and is split into five locality teams. This post will be located in one of the Brent localities. The post holder will work closely with the team leads/ clinicians to develop the service and maintain close working relationships with both acute and community services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake community 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
As a quality fellow the post holder will spend one half day per month working for their allocated shared governance council. Their role will be to support and encourage the council's work in delivering the quality strategy.
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
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 (RN)
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Has undertaken formal training in staff and team management
- Post registration experience in a NHS community environment
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Experience
Essential
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team.
- Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice
- Knowledge of general wound care
- Working with people with complex health needs
- Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care
- Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge of the audit process
- Ability to practice.criticallyanalyseandevaluateresearchrelevantto
- 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 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.
- 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 general wound care
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 others
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
- Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs
- 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)
Desirable
- Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Has undertaken formal training in staff and team management
- Post registration experience in a NHS community environment
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Experience
Essential
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team.
- Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice
- Knowledge of general wound care
- Working with people with complex health needs
- Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care
- Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge of the audit process
- Ability to practice.criticallyanalyseandevaluateresearchrelevantto
- 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 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.
- 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 general wound care
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 others
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
- Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs
- 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)
Desirable
- Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice.
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
Hillside Primary Care Centre
150 Hilltop Avenue, Primary Care Centre,
London
NW10 8RY
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
