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Community Registered Nurse | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,964 - £43,780 Per annum incl. HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2025 |
| Location: | Camden, NW1 3JN |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7237000/333-G-CC-1455 |
Summary
Are you passionate about providing high-quality, patient-centred care in the community?
We are seeking innovative and motivated Registered Nursesto join ourCamden Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. You’ll play a vital role in delivering nursing interventions to housebound patients, supported by a skilled and collaborative multidisciplinary team.
As a Band 5 Community Nurse, you will be joining a forward-thinking and inclusive service with a clear vision to improve access, reduce health inequalities, and provide holistic, integrated care to the local community. Whether you're newly qualified or experienced in community nursing, this is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career with access to robust support, supervision, and development.
As a Band 5 Community Nurse within the Camden Integrated Neighbourhood Team, you will:
• Provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients in their own homes or community settings.
• Manage a designated caseload, conducting holistic assessments and developing individualised care plans.
• Monitor and review patient care, adjusting interventions based on clinical need and best practice.
• Work autonomously while maintaining strong communication with your team and other professionals.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including Complex Care Nurses, District Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Social Care partners.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to junior staff and students to promote learning and safe practice.
• Liaise with specialist teams such as Palliative Care, Tissue Viability, Bladder & Bowel, Rapid Response, Respiratory, Heart Failure, Stroke and Neurology, and Diabetes Teams.
• Maintain accurate and timely records using SystmOne.
• Participate in clinical supervision, team meetings, and quality improvement initiatives.
Be flexible in working across all five Camden Neighbourhood Teams to support safe staffing and skill mix.
The successful applicant will have contact with service users.As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, colleagues and of course patients and service users when working in healthcare settings.
At Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), we are committed to delivering outstanding, patient-centred, safe, and effective care across a range of settings—from hospitals and community clinics to patients' own homes. Our services are designed around the people who use them, and we are proud to place patients and service users at the heart of everything we do.
AtCamden Integrated Community Healthcare Services, we provide fully integrated nursing and therapy care for housebound residents. OurDistrict NursingandCommunity Rehabilitation teamswork collaboratively to ensure seamless, coordinated care within a neighbourhood model. This integrated approach supports continuity of care and encourages innovation through multi-disciplinary teamwork.
CNWL is proud of itsinclusive and diverse workforceand offers a supportive environment that promotes learning, collaboration, and wellbeing.
CNWL is nationally and internationally recognised for delivering high-quality, innovative healthcare. Our clinical models are regularly cited as examples of best practice and have been adapted by health systems around the world. If you are passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives and are looking for a place to thrive, thenCNWL is the right place for you.
Band 5 nurses are vital members of our community teams and play an integral role in how people experience care. Your role involves providingcompassionate, safe, and responsive careto patients while maintaining professionalism and contributing to service improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
• Deliver patient care in line with clinical guidelines, trust policies, and NMC Code of Conduct.
• Recognise and act on safeguarding concerns, and escalate appropriately to protect vulnerable individuals.
• Act as a patient advocate, supporting shared decision-making and informed consent.
• Supervise and support less experienced staff and students, ensuring safe and high-standard care delivery.
• Engage in reflective practice and promote a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of care interventions and assessments.
• Remain up to date with mandatory training, professional development, and revalidation requirements.
Clinical Skills You’ll Be Supported to Develop:
• Wound care & tissue viability: Leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, VAC therapy, surgical wounds, doppler assessments.
• Diabetes management: Blood sugar monitoring, insulin administration, liaison with specialist diabetes nurses.
• Bladder & bowel care: Catheterisation (male, female, suprapubic), continence assessments, bowel care.
• IV therapy: Medication administration, care of PICC/midlines.
• Palliative care: End-of-life care planning, symptom control, syringe drivers, anticipatory medication.
• Drain care: Management of rocket drains, nephrostomies, chest drains.
Multidisciplinary and Integrated Working:
You will work closely with:
• Camden’s community nursing and therapy teams
• Evening and Overnight Nursing Service
• Urgent Community Response Team
• In-patient rehab services and specialist medical teams
• GPs, Social Care, Mental Health Services, and Voluntary Sector Partners
Support and Development:
• Comprehensive preceptorship programmefor newly qualified and community-transitioning nurses
• Regular clinical and managerial supervision
• Dedicated Nurse Development Lead to support your progression
• Access to Clinical Practice Educators and in-house training opportunities
• Involvement in research, audit, and quality improvement projects
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Jun 2025
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