Community Nurse Band 5 - Merton SW London
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Location
- Various
- Salary
- £18.02 an hour Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay
- Closing date
- 25 Oct 2024
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Experienced Community Nurse Band 5 Merton SW London
Are you a specialist community nurse or a registered nurse with community experience?
This is an exciting time to join our bank, with a new friendly and supportive team. We can offer you regular yet flexible working patterns, that allow you to make a real difference to services and patients and become an integral part of a cohesive team. As the largest community NHS trust in London we can support you to develop your experience, working as part of multi-skilled teams across a huge range of different locations and care settings.
A full UK driving licence and access to a car.
Why join?
Earn more per hour -bank rates are higher than agency and include holiday pay. We also cover your expenses and provide free uniforms
See the best shifts first -bank staff get priority over all agency workers
Book the shifts you want on your phone -build your own rota on our bank booking system
Get 24x7 support from our friendly Staff Bank team -a local team dedicated to helping you
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:
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
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
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Other
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Merton
Various
SM4 5DX
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
824-BANK-CNSM-78
Are you a specialist community nurse or a registered nurse with community experience?
This is an exciting time to join our bank, with a new friendly and supportive team. We can offer you regular yet flexible working patterns, that allow you to make a real difference to services and patients and become an integral part of a cohesive team. As the largest community NHS trust in London we can support you to develop your experience, working as part of multi-skilled teams across a huge range of different locations and care settings.
A full UK driving licence and access to a car.
Why join?
Earn more per hour -bank rates are higher than agency and include holiday pay. We also cover your expenses and provide free uniforms
See the best shifts first -bank staff get priority over all agency workers
Book the shifts you want on your phone -build your own rota on our bank booking system
Get 24x7 support from our friendly Staff Bank team -a local team dedicated to helping you
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
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
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
Desirable
- Experience of training other students
- Participation in audit research projects service development
- 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
- Knowledge of risks involved in working in the community.
- Knowledge of infection control
- Knowledge of general wound care
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge of the audit process
Other
Essential
- Ability to organise and participate in weekly work allocation and be able to prioritise and delegate effectively
- Ability to assess a situation and act promptly
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
- Car Driver
Desirable
- Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice.
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Merton
Various
SM4 5DX
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
824-BANK-CNSM-78
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