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Job overview
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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS trust has an exciting opportunity for dedicated Community Staff Nurses to join the Adult Community Nursing Service delivering services to patients in their own homes in one of our 4 local neighbourhoods.
Main duties of the job
As no two days are the same in the community, you will be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability where the work you do makes a real difference to your patients and those important to them, in line with our trust values.
The aim of our service is to enable patients to stay at home longer and leave hospitals faster maximising their potential for independence and wellbeing. To succeed in this goal, our community teams work closely with members of the wider multi-disciplinary teams to plan and deliver complex care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The two shift patterns for the role: 08.00 – 16.00 and 12.00 – 20.00, with two weekends on rota
A driving license and access to a vehicle is necessary for this role.
We would encourage you to get in touch with us prior to application to hear all about our community teams and how you can get involved.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current reforms and developments in community care
- Understands the importance of promoting self care and rehabilitation for the housebound patient
- Knowledge and awareness of principles of audit, research and clinical governance
- Understands the value of timely record keeping and accurate recording of nursing interventions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of communicating and working in partnership with other professionals and agencies
Desirable
- Teaching experience including facilitating groups for delivering health promotion
- Experience of working in a community setting
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to develop SMART care plans to deliver quality nursing care to patients
Desirable
- Ability to deliver a broad range of practical nursing tasks to monitor and manage patients’ conditions Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to use own initiative, work autonomously as well as in a team
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse – Adult on the Nursing and Midwifery Register
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- To meet the numeracy literacy and clinical competency requirements of the role
Desirable
- Evidence of other post registration education and training
- Clinical specific post registration courses such as; wound, diabetes, continence care, including leg ulcer management and/or other nursing interventions
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This advert is for Community Staff nurse with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum plus HCA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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