Community Staff Nurse (Hackney Downs)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity* has arisen to join our vibrant Adult Community Nursing Service. Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated community and acute trust providing high quality service to residents of City and Hackney borough.

We are seeking for an enthusiastic Band 5 to fill full time permanent post. Adult community Nursing Service is divided in 8 neighbourhood teams . Successful candidates will be asked to work within one of the neighbourhood team.

*Please note - this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses

Main duties of the job

- The post holder will practice within a multidisciplinary team and provide care to patients within their own home and community settings.

- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs under the supervision of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Practitioners and District Nurses.

- They will be responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care whilst promoting and maintaining health education and independence.

- The post holder will take responsibility for their own actions when delivering clinical care; maintaining competency and skill in line with role requirement.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Clinical skills

Experience

Essential

• Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community)
• Experience of multi-agency working

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• Able to work unsupervised in the community setting
• Able to work using your own initiative
• Clinical Skills

Other

Essential

• Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of clinical governance and its impact on community nursing
• Knowledge of National and Local policies within the NHS that impact on community nursing

Desirable

• Understanding of Patient Advocacy