Employer: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Carshalton
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 pro rata per annum incl HCAS (Outer London)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59
Band 6-Community Nurses
Job Overview
To work as part of a community integrated service that is responsive to the needs of housebound patients within a defined caseload. To reduce inappropriate hospital admissions, minimise hospital lengths of stay and support vulnerable clients at home by undertaking comprehensive holistic assessment and care plans in order to facilitate and coordinate packages of care in partnership with GPs, patients, health and social care colleagues.
Work closely with aligned GP surgeries, Clinical Commissioning Group and all relevant primary and secondary care and social care professionals, voluntary agencies and London Ambulance Service.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will work as part of a multi-professional team managing a GP-aligned caseload of patients in the community, ensuring the needs of the patients are identified and met. Promoting the independence of patients, assisting them to maintain or improve their own physical, psychological and social well-being.
We are looking for enthusiastic community nurses to join us in our community nursing services within the London borough of Sutton. You will need to be passionate about delivering exceptional holistic health care, supporting patients to remain independent and avoiding unnecessary hospital admission.
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!
Previous experience of community nursing is preferable. You will work directly with patients, their families and our multidisciplinary services to plan and facilitate the delivery of holistic evidence-based care.
Working for Our Organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, St Helier Hospital, and Epsom Hospital.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Community Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Qualified RGN with current registration with NMC
Experience
* Multidisciplinary team work
* Experience in managing the needs of complex patients
* Experience of conflict management
* Care Planning
* Experience in working in a community setting
* Experience of mentoring students
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
* Ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision
* Ability to work under pressure
* Insight into current issues relating to delivery of community/primary care
Other Requirements
* Car owner/driver insured for business use
Your Application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc.
Closing Date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:
Telephone: 02082963786
Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.
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