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Role : Bank Band 5 Community Nurse
Are you a Newly Qualified band 5 registered nurse or an experienced nurse that is looking for your next career move?
Do you want to make a difference? Then why not join the South Locality District Nursing Team in Tower Hamlets. We are looking for adult community registered nurses to cover a bank role within the Trust.
As a Bank Band 5 Community Nurse you will be providing high quality nursing care to patients who reside in the Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Main duties of the job
Our team is an established integrated service. This will give you the opportunity to work closely with our Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Care Navigators, Mental Health Liaison Nurse and Psychologist. Our service is also supported by a team of experienced administrators. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with the local General Practices, Tower Hamlets Social Service team and other statutory and non-statutory services to meet the health and social needs of this local population. The integration and collaboration of all these disciplines and services allows all new admissions to our service to have a clinically robust assessment and treatment plan, with an emphasis to promote independent living, that is holistic, evidence based and in line with all current Best Practice Guidelines. Support and development for staff in our service is one of our main goals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification for full details. This sets out the knowledge and skills required.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Good organizational Skills and ability to priories work and delegate effectively to the team
- Experience of working in a multi professional team and lead across organization to achieve high patient outcomes.
- Assess plan and implement a plan of care for individual patients
- Ability to liaise effectively with members of the Primary care team
- Ability to organize and deliver high standards of evidence based clinical nursing care
Knowledge and skils
Essential
- Understanding and knowledge of the complex needs and long term conditions management.
- Knowledge of current professional issues facing nursing
- Knowledge of community nursing practice and current legislation.
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues and the protection of adults.
- Knowledge of information governance and the responsibility
Desirable
- Able to professionally and personally develop oneself and other team members.
- Knowledge of agencies and organisations within the primary care systems that can be utilized to gain optimum care for a patien
Education and Training
Essential
- RGN
Desirable
- DN Cert/Dip/Degree
- Non-Medical Prescriber V300
- Nurse Formulary prescriber V100
- Advanced history taking and physical assessment course
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This advert is for Bank Community Nurse - Band 5 with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £35,964 - £43,780 Per Annum inc HCA. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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