Job summary
Role: Bank Band 5 Community Nurse

Are you a Newly Qualified band 5 registered nurse or an experienced nurse that is looking for your next career move?

Do you want to make a difference? Then why not join the South Locality District Nursing Team in Tower Hamlets. We are looking for adult community registered nurses to cover a bank role within the Trust.

As a Bank Band 5 Community Nurse you will be providing high quality nursing care to patients who reside in the Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Main duties of the job
Our team is an established integrated service. This will give you the opportunity to work closely with our Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Care Navigators, Mental Health Liaison Nurse and Psychologist. Our service is also supported by a team of experienced administrators. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with the local General Practices, Tower Hamlets Social Service team and other statutory and non-statutory services to meet the health and social needs of this local population. The integration and collaboration of all these disciplines and services allows all new admissions to our service to have a clinically robust assessment and treatment plan, with an emphasis to promote independent living, that is holistic, evidence based and in line with all current Best Practice Guidelines. Support and development for staff in our service is one of our main goals.

About us
ELFT (East London NHS Foundation Trust) is making a positive difference to thousands of people's lives, providing support so that they can fulfil their potential and enjoy healthy lives.

ELFT has been named one of the HSJ Top 10 best places to work in healthcare, HSJ Provider Trust of the Year and graded as Outstanding by our regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in 2018. We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients. This Trust is clinician-led, and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.

We have set ourselves the mission to improve the quality of life of all we serve, and have embarked on an ambitious Quality Improvement programme to transform the culture of the Trust to one of continuous improvement, delivered through participation of all staff and with service users, carers and families at the heart of our efforts to improve.

Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification for full details. This sets out the knowledge and skills required.

Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential

• RGN

Desirable

• DN Cert/Dip/Degree
• Non-Medical Prescriber V300
• Nurse Formulary prescriber V100
• Advanced history taking and physical assessment course

Experience
Essential

• Good organizational Skills and ability to priories work and delegate effectively to the team
• Experience of working in a multi professional team and lead across organization to achieve high patient outcomes.
• Assess plan and implement a plan of care for individual patients
• Ability to liaise effectively with members of the Primary care team
• Ability to organize and deliver high standards of evidence based clinical nursing care

Knowledge and skills
Essential

• Understanding and knowledge of the complex needs and long term conditions management.
• Knowledge of current professional issues facing nursing
• Knowledge of community nursing practice and current legislation.
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues and the protection of adults.
• Knowledge of information governance and the responsibility

Desirable

• Able to professionally and personally develop oneself and other team members.
• Knowledge of agencies and organisations within the primary care systems that can be utilized to gain optimum care for a patient

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.