Job summary
Are you looking for your next challenge?
Would you like to be part of a dynamic service? Do you have a passion for innovation? Then look no further than Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. We are rated - Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among the top employers in London. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion, encompassing several London Boroughs and the outer counties.
The Hospital at Home service will provide intensive hospital level care for acute conditions that normally require an acute hospital bed, in a patient's home for a short episode through multidisciplinary healthcare teams. The service will take appropriate patients out of hospital early to help release capacity in the hospital, deliver appropriate care and interventions and prevent unnecessary admission or attendance at hospital. The service is delivered by a team of specially trained registered professionals including GP's who visit each patient in their home to deliver the care they need.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with Acute Trusts, the Adult Community Nursing Team, other health care professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver excellent standards of patient care.The post holder will be required to:
Work on a rotational shift basis within the Harrow H@H - service operating hours 8 am - 8 pm, 7 days a week.
Prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
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 Healthcare professional
- Appropriate Registration with relevant professional council
- 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
- Demonstrate 2 years' experience post-qualification
- 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 of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Participation in research, service development or audit projects
- Previous experience working in community setting
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of effective team working
- Teaching relatives and carers across all areas of care
- Ability to demonstrate organisational skills and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to demonstrate and show evidence of effective clinical skills and delegation of clinical caseload to other members of staff within service.
- Ability to manage distressed patients or relatives with acute care needs
- Able to effectively and sensitively communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing, with a range of people some of whom may have barriers to communication and understanding.
- Negotiating skills with ability to work independently without direct supervision and across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Can critically analyse and apply relevant research to practice
Key Attributes
Essential
- Skills in literacy, numeracy and computer skills (eg Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel), and efficient documentation skills.
- Computer literate with knowledge or experience of use of assessment templates and clinical systems such as EMIS
Desirable
- 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 Healthcare professional
- Appropriate Registration with relevant professional council
- 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
- Demonstrate 2 years' experience post-qualification
- 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 of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Participation in research, service development or audit projects
- Previous experience working in community setting
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of effective team working
- Teaching relatives and carers across all areas of care
- Ability to demonstrate organisational skills and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to demonstrate and show evidence of effective clinical skills and delegation of clinical caseload to other members of staff within service.
- Ability to manage distressed patients or relatives with acute care needs
- Able to effectively and sensitively communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing, with a range of people some of whom may have barriers to communication and understanding.
- Negotiating skills with ability to work independently without direct supervision and across organisational boundaries
Desirable
- Can critically analyse and apply relevant research to practice
Key Attributes
Essential
- Skills in literacy, numeracy and computer skills (eg Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel), and efficient documentation skills.
- Computer literate with knowledge or experience of use of assessment templates and clinical systems such as EMIS
Desirable
- 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
