# Nurse Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nurse-practitioner/77ec6a22-65bc-4ea7-a07f-4fc70030c5b8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nurse-practitioner/77ec6a22-65bc-4ea7-a07f-4fc70030c5b8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Homerton University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 p.a. inc. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts will include Weekends, Bank Holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T15:00:40.743Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8229921 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8229921?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Adult Community Nursing service Single Point of Access (SPA) team is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join its Clinical Assessment Team (CAT). This post is ideal for nurses who are enthusiastic, responsible and committed to the highest standard of care. The CAT Team is situated within the Adult Community Nursing Service at Homerton Healthcare and works alongside District Nursing Neighbourhood Teams and Specialist Services including Tissue Viability and Continence nursing teams. The Team works across City and Hackney and undertakes holistic care assessments and implementation of care in patients’ homes, and hospital admission avoidance through assessment and care of acutely unwell patients at home. The successful candidate will work closely with the Senior Nurse Practitioner and the multidisciplinary team and will possess excellent communication skills. They will be able to utilise clinical knowledge and evidence-based practice to independently undertake care and assessment in patients’ homes. They will have an understanding and experience of lone working and work within their own limitations knowing how, when and to whom to escalate concerns. They will be motivated, compassionate, well organised, and committed to developing clinical skills and knowledge. ***this advert may close early, subject to high application numbers*** ### Main duties of the job The post holder will use their clinical skills and judgement to promote independence and support individuals to self-care; deliver short-term nursing care interventions, sign post to other neighbourhood services and transfer to the District Nursing teams if they require longer-term care. They will work in the Clinical Assessment Team, undertaking initial holistic assessments on individuals referred to the service and implementing care plans. They will also demonstrate professional leadership and support junior colleagues to develop their clinical knowledge and skills. The post holder will practice within a multidisciplinary team and provide care to a group of patients, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs. They will be responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care whilst promoting and maintaining health education and independence. The role holder will ensure assessment and implementation or current and anticipatory care needs, ensuring the patients’ needs are met by Neighbourhood services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Demonstrates Understanding Trust Values ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its implications for community nursing - Knowledge of National and Local policies within the NHS that impact on community nursing. - Understanding of Lone Working Policy - Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues - Knowledge/understanding of information governance - Understanding the needs of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups - Knowledge of evidence based clinical trends and practices **Desirable** - Understanding of clinical supervision and its impact to practice - Understanding of Patient Advocacy - Knowledge of caseload profiling - Insight and awareness on appraisal/PDP ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of identifying and reporting safe guarding concerns - Post registration experience within the community - Experience of undertaking first contact/assessments in the community - Experience in promoting self-management of health conditions **Desirable** - Experience of contributing to multi agency planning - Experience in assessing patients holistically and planning for nursing interventions - Experience in line management ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Ability to assess and treat variety of wounds (surgical, traumatic, pressure ulcer, leg ulcer, moisture lesions) - Able to identify a deteriorating patient (Sepsis, mental health crisis, self-neglect, end of life) - Experienced in Palliative and end of life care and syringe driver management - Ability to manage junior staff (including students), delegating appropriately, and to manage own and team workload effectively - Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in a wide range of settings - Good organisation and planning skills - Urostomy and colostomy management - Phlebotomy skills - IV Cannulation - Wound pressure care and leg ulcer management skills ### Education/qualifications **Essential** - Registered General Nurse (NMC Registered) - Mentorship and Preceptorship training - Evidence of ongoing post registration training - Physical Assessment Course **Desirable** - Management training - Leadership training ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10539626) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.