Barnet Planned service provide community Nursing services to Barnet CCG and is split into three locality teams. This post holder will be covering one of the permanent post in the South of the Barnet locality. The post holder will work closely with the locality manager, team leads/ other clinicians to develop the service and maintain close working relationships with both acute and community services.

We are committed in offering you a rewarding and team environment with clinical supervision and support, a variety of career development opportunities and access to learning and development ensuring your continuous professional enhancement, clinical leadership support and alongside this, the chance to work in the unique and energetic Barnet Community areas.

Main duties of the job

You need to be compassionate person, able to show empathy for patients and their carers. You will need to be punctual, pro-active, have a flexible approach to work and be able to deliver high quality of nursing care in the community setting.

Essential: It is essential to have a current clean driving licence (less than 6 points) and have access to your own car.

You need to be able to use a map and SAT NAV to navigate to patient's homes. Please confirm in the supporting information that you have a car and clean driving licence

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, 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 *T& C's apply
• 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
• Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training equivalent to post-graduate diploma level

Desirable

• Mentor training
• Has undertaken formal training in staff and team management
• Nurse prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of recent post-registration nursing experience
• Experience of negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working with people with complex health needs
• Experience of supervising junior staff and co-ordinating a team on a day to day, regular basis
• Experience of teaching and mentoring others including students
• Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans

Desirable

• Community nursing and/or primary care post-registration nursing experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, relevant NSFs and other national standards
• NMC Code of Professional Conduct and application to practice
• Personal Development Planning
• Primary Health Care - structures and roles (overview)
• The audit process
• Applying evidence based care into practice
• The principles of clinical governance and application to practice
• Clinical supervision - purpose and application
• Managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
• How equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
• Has high level of competence in a range of clinical skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Able to work without direct supervision, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others
• Able to delegate work effectively and safely
• Ability to risk assess a situation and act appropriately
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Able to identify own and others learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs

Other

Essential

• 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)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Oak Lane Clinic

OAK LANE CLINIC

London

N2 8LT

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824-NORTH-6665571-A