Community Staff Nurse

Job overview

You will be working as as part of a multi-professional team managing a GP-aligned caseload of patients in the community, ensuring the needs of the patients are identified and met.  Promoting the independence of patients, assisting them to maintain/or improve their own physical, psychological and social wellbeing.

We work in collaboration with other teams and colleagues in the community, primary care and social services, to ensure  innovative solutions to enhance the patient experience.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of a community integrated service that is responsive to the needs of housebound patients within a define caseload.
• To reduce inappropriate hospital admissions, minimise hospital lengths of stay and support vulnerable clients at home by undertaking comprehensive holistic assessment and care plans in order to facilitate and coordinate packages of care in partnership with GPs, patients, health and social care colleagues.
• Work closely with aligned GP surgery, Clinical Commissioning Group and all relevant primary and secondary care and social care professionals, voluntary agencies and London Ambulance Service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the  Community Staff Nurse  role at Epsom and St Helier.