Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank: 3 months
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-BANK-LIT1467
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Building 16, BRE
- Town
- Watford
- Salary
- £16.45 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 08/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Community Nurse
Band 5
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will work autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies, and the locality teams to deliver excellent standards of patients care for patients requiring support.
To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the unplanned care advanced nurses and paramedics.
The post holder will undertake unplanned care community nursing duties which involve delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patients’ health needs using a person-centred approach.
Work shift patterns including weekends and bank holidays. The service operates through pre-rostered shift patterns spanning 8am – 10pm 7 days per week.
The post holder will provide quality and seamless nursing care to housebound patients and be proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, whilst avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care institutions. In addition, the post holder will be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery.
Main duties of the job
To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practices and clinical evidence which includes,
- Catheterisation
- Phlebotomy
- IV Administration
- S/C Injections
- Palliative support
Act as a named nurse with the support and supervision of the unplanned care specialist clinicians. To take continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment including referring to appropriate services for ongoing management. E.G District planned care nurses.
Act as the patients’ advocate and to facilitate the patients’ own choices with regards to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care as appropriate.
To identify and record new problems and report back to unplanned care advanced nurses and refer as appropriate to other MDT for ongoing management.
Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and contemporaneous records in accordance with trust and NMC guidelines.
To provide information and support to patients, relatives and other carers that promotes and optimises positive health.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**
Person specification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and evidence of catheterisation skills.
- Ability to risk assess a situation and act appropriately
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of community unplanned care nursing.
- Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to patients and colleagues
- Knowledge of general wound care
- Knowledge and evidence of phlebotomy.
- Knowledge and evidence of IV administration skills
- • Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, relevant NSF’s and other national standards
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge of the audit process
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
- Working with people with complex health needs
- Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care.
- Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
- Experience of providing holistic care that involves the MDT.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in training other students.
- Supporting students and other learners
- Participate in auding, research and service development
- Post registration experience in the community environment.
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Personal/Physical Attributes
Essential criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Brannelly
- Job title
- Clinical & Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07949075809
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