Central London Community Health Trust

Community Nurse

The closing date is 19 October 2025

Job summary

Are you a nurse looking for a supportive team and the opportunity to develop new skills? This is an exciting time to join the community nursing service in West Herts. We are developing new community pathways which will support the delivery of more care in people's homes, and to enable us to do this we have a range of new learning and development opportunities available through the CLCH Academy.

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.

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.

Main duties of the job

To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. This 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.
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 care planning, evaluation and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
Undertake comprehensive 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
Act as the patient's advocate and to facilitate the patient's own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care, as appropriate.
To identify and record new problems and other relevant information reporting back to the DN Team Lead as appropriate.
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

03 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year p.a inc HCA (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-HERTS-7460603

Job locations

Harpenden Memorial Hospital

Carlton Road

Harpenden

AL5 4TA

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Job description

Job responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (RN)
NMC Registration

Desirable

Evidence of other post-registration education and training

Experience

Essential

Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
Working with people with complex health needs
Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care.
Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience of training other students.
Participation in audit; research projects; service development
Post registration experience in a NHS community environment

Skills adn 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 to clients and colleagues.
Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice
Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
Knowledge of risks involved in working in the community.
Knowledge of management of long term condition e.g. Diabetes and an understanding of the concept of self- management.
Knowledge of infection control
Knowledge of general wound care
Literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery

Other

Essential

Car Driver, 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/Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (RN)
NMC Registration

Desirable

Evidence of other post-registration education and training

Experience

Essential

Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
Working with people with complex health needs
Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care.
Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

Experience of training other students.
Participation in audit; research projects; service development
Post registration experience in a NHS community environment

Skills adn 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 to clients and colleagues.
Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice
Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
Knowledge of risks involved in working in the community.
Knowledge of management of long term condition e.g. Diabetes and an understanding of the concept of self- management.
Knowledge of infection control
Knowledge of general wound care
Literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery

Other

Essential

Car Driver, 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.

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

Harpenden Memorial Hospital

Carlton Road

Harpenden

AL5 4TA

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Harpenden Memorial Hospital

Carlton Road

Harpenden

AL5 4TA

Employer's website

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