Central London Community Health Trust

Community Nurse Band 5

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Job summary

o To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the Community Nurse Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead to patients in a variety of community settings.

o The post holder will undertake community nursing duties involving delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patients' health needs using a person-centred approach. This includes providing quality and seamless nursing care to housebound patients and being proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care institutions. In addition, the post holder will be involved in facilitating self- care for patients with long term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery.

o Staff to work weekends as per service needs.

Main duties of the job

JOB PURPOSE

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing nursing and rehabilitation for rehabilitation beds.
To undertake nursing assessments without supervision and to determine patient need/risk and plan, implement and evaluate their care.
In the absence of senior colleagues take charge of the unit, manage the admission of patients, provide care and discharge planning whilst contributing to the effective working of the Rehabilitation Unit.
To work in partnership with multi-disciplinary members of the team, other professionals and agencies, to meet the health and rehabilitation needs of patients within the Rehabilitation Unit.
To maintain standards of clinical nursing care using an evidence-based approach within the Unit, incorporating principles and values of clinical governance.
Ensure effective communication is maintained at all times, whilst providing support, supervision and clinical expertise to all members of the team.

About us

We providecommunity health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.

Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:

stay well
manage their own health with the right support
avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.

We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.

Our vision:deliver great care closer to home.

Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£18.80 an hour Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

824-BANK-LIT1311

Job locations

Battersea Studios

80-82 Silverthorne Road Studio 2

Various

SW8 3HE

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL DUTIES

To provide skilled, effective and evidence based to patients with a variety of presentations.
To identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meets the needs of the clients/patients using an appropriate nursing model.To identify and record all new problems and concerns and report back to the team lead.
To undertake activities that promote health, reduce risk and disease prevention.
To provide care and attention to the needs of vulnerable adults including risk assessments and taking appropriate action as required.
Take a pro-active approach towards discharge planning according to local policy.
To develop and utilise a range of nursing skills such as continence assessment, ECG recordings and venepuncture, IV drug administration, wound assessment and management.
To undertake nutritional assessments and advice and support patients with their nutritional needs. For example PEG feeds.Your

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL DUTIES

To provide skilled, effective and evidence based to patients with a variety of presentations.
To identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meets the needs of the clients/patients using an appropriate nursing model.To identify and record all new problems and concerns and report back to the team lead.
To undertake activities that promote health, reduce risk and disease prevention.
To provide care and attention to the needs of vulnerable adults including risk assessments and taking appropriate action as required.
Take a pro-active approach towards discharge planning according to local policy.
To develop and utilise a range of nursing skills such as continence assessment, ECG recordings and venepuncture, IV drug administration, wound assessment and management.
To undertake nutritional assessments and advice and support patients with their nutritional needs. For example PEG feeds.Your

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse (RN)
NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

Insulin administration
Enoxaparin Administration
IM and S/C Injections
Removal of sutures and clips
Bowel care - including administration of suppositories
Pressure ulcer and Wound care
Syringe Driver care

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse (RN)
NMC Registration

Experience

Essential

Insulin administration
Enoxaparin Administration
IM and S/C Injections
Removal of sutures and clips
Bowel care - including administration of suppositories
Pressure ulcer and Wound care
Syringe Driver care

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Battersea Studios

80-82 Silverthorne Road Studio 2

Various

SW8 3HE

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Battersea Studios

80-82 Silverthorne Road Studio 2

Various

SW8 3HE

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)