Are you fed up of being confined on a ward? Would you like to know what happens to your patients when they leave hospital? Would you like to break out, get some fresh air and see PATIENTS in their OWN HOMES to CONTINUE their CARE?

We are seeking kind, caring and dedicated registered Nurses to compliment the Havering Community Health and Social Care Service team. Our Community and District Nurses support the delivery of 24hr holistic health care to support our strategic vision of the ‘Best care by the best people’

As a member of our community multi-disciplinary team, you will work within a primary care network team alongside District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Therapists and Health Care Assistant’s to meet the needs of complex community delivered patient care supporting early discharge and avoiding admissions to the acute sector.

This includes;

• Intravenous medication administration,
• End of life care,
• Managing the deteriorating patient,
• Complex and simple wound care including VAC therapy and compression therapy,
• Venepunture,
• Utilising advanced physical assessment skills and many more clinical nursing skills.

We will be recruiting for the North, South and Central localities..

If this post is for you, you will demonstrate an awareness of current evidence based approaches to patient care and be actively involved in the development of local strategies and contribute to service improvement and redesign. A full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes is essential.

In Havering, we believe in compassionate inclusive leadership. We aim to encourage, develop and motivate our employees to collaboratively achieve the greatest possible impact upon our community and ultimately patient care.

Geographically, Havering has the best of both worlds, we have easily accessible road and rail transport connections; we are just a 22 minute commute to central London and have both over ground and underground links (Zone 6), we are also fortunate to that more than half the borough is parkland (23 square miles) and the vast open countryside of Essex, Kent and Hertfordshire are all within easy access.

Havering has great shopping; Romford has a large market and we are nearby Lakeside, WestField and Bluewater shopping centres. There are also many outdoor and indoor social activities on offer. Many of our staff have fedback that they choose to live and work in Havering because it’s got affordable housing and good schools.

Havering has a lower population density than other London Boroughs and, at 4.5%, a below average unemployment rate for Greater London, and one of the lowest London crime rates

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Assessment/Interview info

At NELFT we set very high standards to ensure we provide quality services. We require prospective employees to carry out an online literacy and numeracy test, equivalent to NVQ Level 2. For more information regarding our assessments, please visit our website. If you are shortlisted, invited for interview and successfully offered the post, you will be required to undertake an assessment for these skills during the pre-employment checks.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction.

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £3,784 and a maximum payment of £4,822).

For further details / informal visits contact:

NameJoanne PurcellEmail addressJoanne.Purcell@nelft.nhs.ukAdditional contact information