Job summary
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!Are you passionate about delivering high quality care in the community? Do you enjoy working collaboratively to support people to stay well in their own homes? If so, we'd love you to join our team.We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Triage Nurse to join our Community Nursing Team. Working under the guidance of the Community Nurse Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead, you will play an essential role in providing skilled community nursing triage interventions to patients across a variety of community settings.In this role, you will:o Provide skilled community nursing triage, responding to referrals and assessing patient needs using a holistic, person centred approach.o Support the delivery of safe, effective and seamless nursing care for housebound patients.o Coordinate care proactively to help people remain well at home and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions or moves to long term care.o Empower individuals with long term conditions through education, support and facilitating self care for patients.o Contribute to health promotion, innovative projects and service improvements that enhance patient experience and patient service delivery.
Main duties of the job
Within this role, the post holder will provide skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence which 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.
You would 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 triage, signposting, appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
Undertake comprehensive remote 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.
You would act as the patient's advocate and facilitate the patient's own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care.
Have the ability to identify and record new problems and other relevant information reporting back to the Team Lead or Deputy Team lead as appropriate.
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines.
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
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) or Paramedic
- NMC Registration or HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training relevant to post
Experience
Essential
- Recent clinical experience in community / domiciliary services.
- Working with people with complex needs undertaking comprehensive assessment and care planning.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Changing own practice in response to changes in service
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
- Working with people with complex health needs
Desirable
- Leadership, support, induction, and teaching of other staff
- Evidence of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
- Evidence of participating in clinical audits or service development projects in the workplace
- 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
- Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback
- Time management skills
- 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.
- Understanding of the concept of self- management
- Literacy and numeracy skills
- Familiarity with electronic clinical systems including video consultations and digital photography, or willingness to learn.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) or Paramedic
- NMC Registration or HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training relevant to post
Experience
Essential
- Recent clinical experience in community / domiciliary services.
- Working with people with complex needs undertaking comprehensive assessment and care planning.
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Changing own practice in response to changes in service
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
- Working with people with complex health needs
Desirable
- Leadership, support, induction, and teaching of other staff
- Evidence of participating in investigation/ management of complaints
- Evidence of participating in clinical audits or service development projects in the workplace
- 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
- Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback
- Time management skills
- 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.
- Understanding of the concept of self- management
- Literacy and numeracy skills
- Familiarity with electronic clinical systems including video consultations and digital photography, or willingness to learn.
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).
