community manager London, England
Job description
As a recognised provider of innovative, high quality care services, Central London Community Health Trust are looking for exceptional individuals to join our highly respected Barnet Planned care. CLCH Community Planned Services are currently seeking a motivated band 5 nurse to join our community based service in West locality Barnet.
Are you looking for opportunities to develop your community nursing skills in your career and to be part of a unique and dynamic integrated care team? Do you want to be part of developing and shaping a new integrated care service in Barnet?
If so, an exciting new opportunity is available for a Registered Nurse to join our newly restructured Planned Integrated Care Service.
Barnet Planned/Unplanned service provide community Nursing services to Barnet CCG and is split into three locality teams. This post will be located in the West of the Barnet localities. The post holder will work closely with the team leads/ clinicians to develop the service and maintain close working relationships with both acute and community services.
You need to be compassionate person, able to show empathy for patients and their carers. You will need to be punctual, pro-active, have a flexible approach to work and be able to deliver high quality of nursing care in the community setting.
We are committed in offering you a rewarding and team environment with clinical supervision and support, a variety of career development opportunities and access to learning and development ensuring your continuous professional enhancement, clinical leadership support and alongside this the chance to work in the unique and energetic Barnet Community areas.
The post holder must be a car driver.
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, 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
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
- 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.
- Act as a Named Nurse with the support and supervision of the DN Team Lead. To take continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment including care planning, evaluation and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological, and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers. To provide individualised and person-centred care plans that provide monitoring and promotion of self care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
- Act as the patient’s advocate and to facilitate the patient’s own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self care, as appropriate.
- To identify and record new problems and other relevant information reporting back to the DN Team Lead as appropriate.
- Maintain accurate, comprehensive and contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines.
