Job summary
Are you caring, compassionate and committed to providing the best service possible to patients?

Do you want to help deliver care to people in their homes in the Inner London Boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster with an opportunity to work with a supportive skilled team and develop yourself to provide admission avoidance care?

Make a difference to those who require rapid response in their own homes - with enthusiasm, energy and passion - we are looking for Band 6 Registered Nurses and Paramedics who have experience in community or tertiary services and want to continue developing as independent practitioners.

We are currently recruiting for the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster.

Please note interviews will be face to face only.

Main duties of the job
Due to an opportunity to grow our teams we are aiming to recruit the best team players who will be passionate about providing care, proactive, engaged and committed to delivering an excellent standard of care in the home to those in need.

Community experience is not essential but applicants will need to demonstrate the Trust core Values and that they understand the role of urgent community response and issues involved in working in people's own homes, working alone and being able to work outside of regular working hours, weekends, public holidays and face to face visits will be essential.

This position will require you to visit various locations throughout the London Boroughs of K&C and Westminster. We run a seven-day service and our working hours are 8 am until 10 pm, 365 day per year.

About us
We are a supportive and fast-paced teams that strives for the very best. We provide an excellent development and supervision programme and a first-class learning experience in all aspects of community care. We also make it easy for you to access continuing professional development resources, which will support you in completing qualifications or modules to help you develop.

We want you to make us your future.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info

• To assess, plan, implement and provide evaluation of health care needs in conjunction with patients, their carers and other appropriate members of the multi professional team.
• To have agreed areas of responsibility and work as part of the team.
• To provide nursing care to patient in the community
• To see patients with potentially undifferentiated diagnosis including; objective assessment, physical assessment, treatment, follow-up and developing care plans.
• To ensure all patients on the caseload are managed well and discharged safely either to their GP or for further ongoing assessment, rehabilitation treatment and care.
• To be responsible for keeping up to date with current issues and events in Primary and Secondary Health Care.
• Liaising with community services partners
• To be an active member of the team and the teams development.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Registered Nurse [NMC]/Paramedic/HCPC - current registration
• Evidence of ongoing and recent post-registration training and education.

Desirable

• Accredited post-registration qualification in long-term condition management and/or physical assessment skills - desirable
• Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning

Experience
Essential

• Post-registration clinical experience in either acute (A&E, ICU) or UCR similar community setting
• Proven ability to prioritise, manage own patients and undertaking complex assessments autonomously
• Community nursing experience
• Experience of participating in Clinical supervision
• Evidence of innovation in practice

Desirable

• Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals (desirable)
• Experience of undertaking complex assessments and providing care to people with long-term conditions
• Experience in managing, auditing and evaluating clinical nursing services

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge across a range of patient conditions, including frailty, medical/surgical/cardiac - acute on chronic illness.
• Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures, risk assessment and personal accountability
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes, risk assessment and personal accountability

Skills / Aptitude
Essential

• Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
• Ability to communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing
• Ability to adapt to changing needs of service
• Able to manage difficult situations

Desirable

• Advanced patient assessment skills or working on and developing these skills (desirable)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).