Community Nurse - Waltham Forest ICT North
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want to be part of an innovative organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are.
Here at NELFT, embracing a Just and Compassionate Culture is our commitment to our colleagues and to our patients that we will support and promote a culture based on fairness, respect, honesty, and trust, ensuring that we have consistent leadership behaviours and styles across the Trust. Our vision is to create an engaging place to work in partnership, where we value diverse perspectives and work in an environment in which you feel valued, supported, understood, and developed. Our professional relationships are built on a foundation of mutual respect, trust and honesty. We are committed to welcoming and making everyone feel valued here at NELFT.
We embrace continuous learning to improve patient outcomes and we provide outstanding professional development opportunities for our workforce. If you want to grow and progress your career with an organisation that values it’s people, take the first step on an exciting career journey and join us today.
Job overview
Band 5 Community Nurse
We are seeking a motivated and dynamic full time Band 5 Community Nurse to work within the Integrated Care team in Chingford (ICT North).
ICT North is a forward-thinking and innovative service that is community based. The team works in a fully integrated way, with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, district nurses and community matrons all working side by side to ensure an integrated and holistic approach to the care of people accessing our service.
We can offer the successful candidate:
Regular clinical and managerial supervision and support
A programme of In-service training and exciting development opportunities
Opportunity for service development and audit
Agile working devices to support community based working
Childcare support and vouchers
Main duties
The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day to day work. These are the 5P’s:
Putting people first
Prioritising quality
Being progressive, innovative and continually improving
Being professional and honest
Promoting what is possible – independence, opportunity and choice
The post holder will be a Registered Nurse with experience of working in the NHS. Community experience is desirable but not essential. The post holder will be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care.
The post holder will support their peers and caseload manager and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise pre-registration students and band 4 nursing assistants/assistant practitioners.
They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
The role will require you to be computer literate as all patients records are now electronic (RIO) and previous experience of administration duties will be advantageous.
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full-time 37.5 hours per week
Closing date
04/01/2023 23:59