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Job summary

Main area
Adult Community Physical Health Services
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (The post holder needs to meet the needs of the service by being available to work flexibly on a rota basis over a 7-day period including weekday, weekend and bank holidays)
Job ref
277-4732343-CPH-GREENWICH
Employer
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Oxleas District Nursing Services
Town
Bexley and Greenwich
Salary
£35,763 - £43,466 pa inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/09/2025 23:59

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Community Staff Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

Community Staff Nurse, Band 5
Full Time & Part Time, Greenwich Borough
**Previous applications need not apply**

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic nurses to work in our Adult Community Health Services. We have vacancies in our Greenwich District Nursing Team to meet the increased demand for community health services, supporting the national agendas for delivering more care out of hospital.

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses with a drive to build on their pre-registration experience and knowledge. We provide a highly supportive approach with all staff to gain the competencies required for the role and as an Oxleas Community Staff Nurse you will be supported to develop advanced clinical assessment skills. Note – we can start you off on a lower band if you have/will have completed your degree and are just waiting on your NMC PIN to come through. Your role will be adjusted to Band 5 once that is through.

As a Community Staff Nurse you will work autonomously, and as part of a team, to deliver a high standard of nursing care to patients in their home environment.

This care includes phlebotomy and cannulation, administration of IV antibiotics via infusion, wound care, catheter care and also delivering sensitive compassionate care at end of life.

All successful candidates will be offered a formal induction. 

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Main duties of the job

A community staff nurse will ensure the delivery of high-quality care, ensuring standards are consistently high. You will do this by being competent and having the knowledge to deliver comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. You will be responsible for carrying out full and thorough clinical and risk assessment for the people in your care, seeing them holistically, being sensitive to their needs and escalating that risk to senior staff where necessary.

Our district nursing services have Day teams and Twilight/Night teams operating between 08.00 -23:00 hours and we can offer flexible shifts within these hours. These services all operate seven days a week, including bank holidays.

In our district nursing teams, due to the requirement to be able to travel between patients’ homes in a timely manner, a full UK driver’s licence is essential as well as access to a car for work purposes.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We’re Kind
  • We’re Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence.
  • You will do this by being competent and having the knowledge to deliver comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
  • You will be responsible for carrying out full and thorough clinical and risk assessment for the people in your care, seeing them holistically, being sensitive to their needs and escalating that risk to senior staff where necessary.
  • Working within the wider multi-disciplinary team, you will develop and implement individualised care plans that will deliver high quality care that is evaluated and continually improved.
  • You will be responsible for carrying out full and thorough physical health assessments and regular monitoring of the people in your care, ensuring that their fundamental care needs are assessed and attended to including nutrition, hydration, comfort and hygiene and producing excellent quality documentation which follows the trust record keeping standards.
  • You will use courage to challenge and report poor practice at the time and raise your concerns to a senior member of the team and will carry out all your nursing duties to an excellent standard paying high regard to privacy and dignity and maintaining the people in your care’s rights.
  • We will expect you to be actively involved in regular clinical supervision and reflective practice and by undertaking the supervision of junior staff. You will collaborate with your line manager in the annual personal development process, setting goals for your continual development and undertaking training and learning opportunities that are identified in the plan.
  • You will be committed to carrying out evidence based best practice and to act as a role model for junior staff, leading by example and understanding your own values and judgements and how this can affect your relationship with the people in your care.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current NMC PIN (does not include NMC PRN)
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to facilitate learning for students
  • Knowledge of community health initiatives including Long Term Conditions management

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the role of the Community Health Care Team

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work independently with good organisational skills
  • Computer literacy

Driving Licence

Essential criteria
  • Valid UK driving Licence and access to a car

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthPride In Veterans

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kay Flanders-Nivet
Job title
Matron for District Nursing Greenwich
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 8319 7062
Additional information
Annet Kadama 
Practice Facilitator Matron for District Nursing Greenwich
07384 878104

 

Olabisi Kay Flanders-Nivet
Matron for District Nursing Greenwich
0208319 7062
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