Job summary
We are looking for a forward-thinking and motivated nurse to join the Neighbourhood Nursing teams across Lambeth and Southwark areas.
We are the first Trust in the UK to trial the Buurtzorg District Nursing Model: an entirely Nurse-led approach to patient care in the community with self-managed nursing teams. You will find yourself working in a completely different way.
You must demonstrate excellent communication and team working skills. Through clinical case management you will care for patients with long-term conditions, those at risk, end of life care needs, and those with supported self-care programmes.
There will be training and opportunities in addition to clinical supervisions and appraisals. The post holder must be able to undertake a prescribing course and advanced assessment courses once in post.
Working on a 7-day shift service (hours between 8.00 - 20.00), this post also includes rotational weekend work (maximum two per month).
We are currently trialling a new way on interviewing called transparent interviews, whereby we will provide the 60% of the non-clinical questions to the candidates 24 hours in advance - for further details on this please contact Emily.Jones4@gstt.nhs.uk - Matron for Recruitment & Retention.
Closing Date: 6th April 2025 at Midnight
Proposed Interview Date: week starting 21st April 2025
Main duties of the job
The Neighbourhood Nurse participates in the clinical case management of patients who have a wide variety of complex, high-risk and supported/self-care conditions.
As a team leader, you will ensure the provision of a high standard of nursing care and health promotion.
Duties include:
- Holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. For example, Chronic Disease Management, Tissue viability, Palliative Care, Nurse Prescribing, Extended and Supplementary Prescribing.
- First contact assessment, care and referral.
- Continuing care, rehabilitation and delivering the National Service Frameworks.
- Providing public health, health promotional programmes to improve health and reduce inequalities.
- Maintaining contemporaneous written and computerised records.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills with the support and training available by working alongside experienced nurses and specialists. We have a supportive culture to encourage each other to strive to be the best within our daily practice. Our feedback as a team reflects this.
Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:
- Mobile devices for personal protection whilst in practice, allowing you to work more flexibly.
- Opportunity to apply for training and mentorship programs on all grades of nursing staff.
- Access to our partners e.g. Kings College London for Masters level education opportunities.
- Financial, health and wellbeing support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for complete details and key responsibilities for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for complete details and key responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Extensive repertoire of clinical skills
- Ability to analyse and critique assessment and other information and make sound clinical decisions.
- Ability to work autonomously and be responsible and accountable for own decisions.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Ability to use network, email and use Word and simple spreadsheets and databases.
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Effective role model of high standards
Desirable
- Car driver with full UK licence
Experience
Essential
- Considerable post registration experience.
- Experience of leading and managing a nursing team.
- Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously.
- Experience of teaching and assessing students and other staff members.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care / community nursing services.
- Experience as a clinical supervisor.
Knowledge
Essential
- Education to first degree level
- Registered General Nurse Adult
- Evidence of post-registration education and training in care of older people, long term conditions, palliative and end of life care.
- Practice assessor/supervisor or old mentorship qualification or SSSAP.
- Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake.
Desirable
- Clinical specific post registration course e.g. wound management, diabetes, leg ulcer care, continence care and assessment
- Specialist Practitioner District Nursing qualification.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Extensive repertoire of clinical skills
- Ability to analyse and critique assessment and other information and make sound clinical decisions.
- Ability to work autonomously and be responsible and accountable for own decisions.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Ability to use network, email and use Word and simple spreadsheets and databases.
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Effective role model of high standards
Desirable
- Car driver with full UK licence
Experience
Essential
- Considerable post registration experience.
- Experience of leading and managing a nursing team.
- Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously.
- Experience of teaching and assessing students and other staff members.
Desirable
- Experience of working in primary care / community nursing services.
- Experience as a clinical supervisor.
Knowledge
Essential
- Education to first degree level
- Registered General Nurse Adult
- Evidence of post-registration education and training in care of older people, long term conditions, palliative and end of life care.
- Practice assessor/supervisor or old mentorship qualification or SSSAP.
- Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake.
Desirable
- Clinical specific post registration course e.g. wound management, diabetes, leg ulcer care, continence care and assessment
- Specialist Practitioner District Nursing qualification.
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).
