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Bank Nurse Band 5 - Edgware Community Hospital | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

Bank Nurse Band 5 - Edgware Community Hospital | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

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CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST, Burnt Oak, Barnet

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 4 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: bd662b0ece974724b5d446b9862342b1

Full Job Description

  • 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.


    • We provide community 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.,
  • 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

    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.

    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