Job summary
The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies, and the planned care locality teams to deliver excellent standards of patient care for patients requiring support in unplanned care.
- To Deliver high quality, skilled care to patients at home.
- Work shift patterns including weekends and bank holidays. The service operates through pre-rostered shift patterns spanning 8AM - 10PM 7 days a week.
- To utilise specialist skills and knowledge to holistically assess needs and provide short term programmes of nursing care for vulnerable adult's base on evidenced based practice.
- To Work as required on a flexible basis to cover all roles required within the team including.- Frailty Hospital at Home (H@H)- Early intervention vehicle (EIV)
Main duties of the job
- To Work within and across professional and organisational boundaries, liaising with GP's, other professionals, and voluntary agencies to deliver individualised and expert clinical care to a high standard.
- To support the locality manager/clinical lead and colleagues in delivering high quality care that delivers best value and meets the requirement of commissioners.
- To take responsibility for managing members of the team, including undertaking appraisals with the support of senior staff.
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration OR Paramedic with HCPC registration.
- Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care/Accident & Emergency
- Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with long term condition.
- Qualifications in Community and/or Accident and Emergency health care.
- Qualification in teaching or practice based learning.
- Physical Clinical Assessment Skill Course or willingness to undertake the course.
- Independent Prescribing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent substantial post-registration professional clinical experience
- Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including, e.g. IV therapy, venepuncture, cannulation, rehabilitation, or willing to undertake the courses within CLCH.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with people with complex health needs
- Experience of supervising junior staff and co-ordinating daily activities on a regular basis
- Experience with working autonomously and independently in the community.
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans
Desirable
- Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Has high level of competence in a range of clinical skills
- Able to work without direct supervision, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others.
- Ability to identify own and others learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meet those needs
- Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, relevant NSF's and other national standards
- NMC/HCPC Codes of Professional Conduct and application to practice
- Managing difficult situations and conflict resolutions
- 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)
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration OR Paramedic with HCPC registration.
- Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care/Accident & Emergency
- Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with long term condition.
- Qualifications in Community and/or Accident and Emergency health care.
- Qualification in teaching or practice based learning.
- Physical Clinical Assessment Skill Course or willingness to undertake the course.
- Independent Prescribing qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent substantial post-registration professional clinical experience
- Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including, e.g. IV therapy, venepuncture, cannulation, rehabilitation, or willing to undertake the courses within CLCH.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with people with complex health needs
- Experience of supervising junior staff and co-ordinating daily activities on a regular basis
- Experience with working autonomously and independently in the community.
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans
Desirable
- Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Has high level of competence in a range of clinical skills
- Able to work without direct supervision, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others.
- Ability to identify own and others learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meet those needs
- Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, relevant NSF's and other national standards
- NMC/HCPC Codes of Professional Conduct and application to practice
- Managing difficult situations and conflict resolutions
- 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)
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).
