Community Nurse Band 5

Job overview

Band 5 Community Nurse  - Extended Primary Care Teams,  Newham

This is an opportunities for both experienced and newly qualified Registered Nurses (Adult) to join our Extended Primary Care Teams in Newham, East London as Band 5 Community Nurses

What we are looking for:

• Experienced qualified nurses (Registered Nurses  Adult) who are looking to develop their skills and knowledge in community health practice.
• Newly qualified nurses who are looking for their first post as a qualified nurse.
• Nurses who offer a high level of person-centered nursing care.
• Nurses with excellent communication skills both verbal and non verbal.
• Nurses who can work as part of a Multidisciplinary team in order to enhance the quality of care provided to patients.
• Nurses who can work shifts (8am-4pm, 2pm -8pm) over 7 days a week (including Bank Holidays)

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached job description and person specification to see if this is the role for you. Remember to demonstrate in your personal statement how you meet the person specification.

You must be registered with the NMC (Registered Nurses  Adult), have some post registration experience and be looking for a career in the community. Final year students waiting for NMC registration will be considered if you meet the other essential criteria in the person specification.

if you are abroad do not apply for this post contact Caroline. [email protected]

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised nursing care in the community The post holder will provide health education to enable patients to self-manage, and achieve optimum independence following deterioration or a period of ill health. To participate in the training of students, the induction of new staff and others that have contact with our services. The post holder will be required to support the senior nursing team in the maintenance of efficient and effective delivery of services.

Use a broad range of nursing knowledge, interventions and skills, to prevent, where possible and appropriate, an unnecessary admission to hospital. Good communication links with patients and carers and joint working with other services across professional and organisational boundaries in order to provide a patient-centered, holistic and seamless service.