NHS Community/District Nurse - London, United Kingdom - North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Prioritising quality

The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.

They will supervise pre-registration students.

They will have a commitment to collaborative working actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium.

Please visit Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly.

The post holders will lead and manage a Community Nursing Team, geographically aligned to GP practices and be responsible for the management of a caseload ensuring the provision of a high standard of nursing care to patients and their families in the community.

He/She will work as part of the integrated primary/community health care team, working within and across professional and organisational boundaries.

Liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies he/she will deliver individualised care to patients. The district nurse works without direct supervision and provides leadership to the community nursing team.

Applications are welcome fromnurses currently undertaking the Band 6 Development Program.

All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.

As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster.

We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Current NMC Registration Registered Nurse (RN)
Nurse/Prescriber/Non-Medical Prescriber
Palliative Care, Diabetes and Tissue Viability
Providing complex packages of care

Awareness of the content and application in practice of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Understand the importance of chronic disease management and rehabilitation in the community

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust