Community Nurse | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services -CLCH NHS Trust provides a range ofCommunity Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting! An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nurseto join our Community Adult Planned Care team based in Harpenden MemorialHospital.Theteam consists of Community Nurses, District Nurses, Community Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Health Care Assistants. The Community Nursing team covers 8am-6pm, 7 days a week. Our aim is to be the best we can, offering safe, patient-centred andevidence basedcare to those accessing our service. The successful candidate will be enrolled into our12 weekinduction programme, for newly qualified RNs this will be on top off your CLCH preceptorship programme. The12 weekinduction will include working with the wider MDT, to enhance your skills and knowledge. You will have regular input from the Professional Development Nurses and your Team Leader to support you in gaining your competencies on the Community Nursing Pathway. As a service we offer a range of different opportunities to develop your skills. Once you have completed the Community NursingPathwaywe can support you to apply for the Deputy Team Leader pathway. We offer flexibleshiftsand the successful candidate willbe requiredto work a minimum of 1 in 4 weekend. 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. 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. 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