Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
43 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
A minimum of 2 years nursing experience at Band 5 in the Community
- Experience
Experience as a Mentor for Student Nurses
- Experience
Experience of caseload management.
- Experience
Experience as a sign off Mentor for Student Nurses.
- Experience
Experience of financial and human resources issues.
- Other Factors
Car driver, current full UK licence and access to car for work purposes.
- Other Factors
Ability to work flexibly including unsocial hours and weekends.
- Other Factors
Willingness and ability to actively participate in team and service development activities.
- Other Factors
Evidence of commitment to professional development.
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Understanding the role and responsibilities of a Caseload Holder in relation to patients and colleagues
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Must have knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety responsibilities
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Understanding of the need for confidentiality in relation to work activities.
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Understanding of Equality and Diversity in relation to work activities.
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Understanding of the principles of promoting independence
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Awareness of own level of knowledge and competency and of when to seek guidance from senior colleagues.
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Awareness of current issues affecting Community care and the NHS.
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Knowledge of the principles of reflective practice.
- Relevant Knowledge/ Awareness
Demonstrate knowledge of management and leadership strategies and styles.
- Qualifications / Education / T
Registered General Nurse-Adult.
- Qualifications / Education / T
Specialist Qualification in area of Practice or significant experience in nursing adults in the community.
- Qualifications / Education / T
Mentorship qualification.
- Qualifications / Education / T
Willingness to undertake further training relevant to this post.
- Qualifications / Education / T
Nurse Prescribing or willingness to undertake
- Qualifications / Education / T
Live registration as a sign off mentor.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for patients in their own home.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Demonstrate a high level of clinical competence.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Understand the change management process.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Must be able to demonstrate clear verbal communication skills with patients, carers and staff at all levels including feeding back information
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to prioritise own and teams workload and organise time effectively
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to work without direct supervision, e.g. when in patients home and use initiative.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to keep calm and logical in emergency and stressful situations.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to actively plan health promotion and self-care activities with patients.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to work in partnership with patients and their families, respecting their choices and preferences.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
IT skills (e.g. data entry, Word, email, use of internet)
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to deal with challenge and conflict in an appropriate manner.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to lead an effective team.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to maintain accurate, concise and contemporaneous records and other relevant written documentation.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to work effectively and co-operatively within the primary health care team and with others within a diverse population
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to support, teach and motivate others.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Knowledge and awareness of the principles of audit and evidence based practice.
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Demonstrate an awareness of the complex issues involved when working across organisations
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Ability to acknowledge own strengths and weaknesses
- Skills / Abilities / Aptitudes
Knowledge and awareness of managing complaints
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
To promote expert, individualised patient centred clinical care for clients with compromised skin integrity and pressure ulcers by using evidence based practice for the population of Croydon Health Services (CHS). The pressure ulcer nurse will assess and plan care for patients referred to the service and work in conjunction with the tissue viability team.
The role will include the provision of care and supervision the delivery of this care by clinical staff.
The post holder will offer education and support to patients, carers and other health care professionals.
The pressure ulcer nurse will work closely with other health care professionals to promote a high standard of care in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers ensuring the pressure ulcer policy & pathway are followed. This in line with local and national guidelines and best practice in the aim to reduce all grades of pressure ulceration.
Interviews: tbc
Main duties of the job
District Nurse / Caseload Holder - Woodside Health Centre
Band 6 37.5 hours We are transforming Adult Community Services in Croydon. Do you have the skills to be part of this exciting transformation agenda? In Croydon, Health and Social care providers and commissioners have formed the Croydon Alliance Board with the aim of providing a whole system transformation that will deliver the outcomes our over 65’s have specified that they want. The Outcome- Based Commissioning programme is a radically different approach to funding and delivery of services designed to deliver outcomes local people want whilst getting best value from the Health and Social care sectors. This includes the provision of well-coordinated care and support to promote independence in the most appropriate setting.
We require a full time Band 6 District Nurse/Case holder to work within our new Integrated Care Teams to provide efficient and effective nursing care to patients in their own homes. Excellent clinical, leadership and communication skills are essential along with the ability to work in an innovative way as part of the new Integrated Community Networks. The ideal candidate must be a Registered Nurse with a Specialist Practice Qualification in District Nursing or have experience working as part of the Community Nursing Team. All candidates must have a clean full UK driving licence and the use of a car for work purposes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for District Nurse / Caseload Holder with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Croydon, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 pa inc HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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