Description
An exciting opportunity has become available in the East Integrated Neighbourhood Team for a Band 5 nurse to join our Camden Integrated Community Healthcare (CICH) team.
We are looking for a Registered Nurse to work in a skill-mixed, seven-day-a-week nursing team. The team is supported by an overall Operational Lead in one of our five Integrated Locality Teams.
As a Community Nurse, you will provide nursing interventions to a range of housebound patients and help to manage their care supported by a skilled team of nurses.
Main duties of the job
Your role will include providing high-quality care for patients in a community setting. You will work closely with other nursing and therapy staff to care for a designated caseload of patients. This will include undertaking holistic assessments, reviewing patient nursing care needs and supporting junior staff and students as needed.
You will work alongside Complex Care Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation assistants, Pharmacy technicians, students, and colleagues within Social Care, Mental Health, the Voluntary Sector, and General Practice.
Responsibilities
- Keeping patients safe through sound clinical skills and effective clinical assessments
- Safeguarding patients by recognising and responding when they might be at risk from abuse
- Escalating safety concerns and acting as effective advocates for patients
- Being open and transparent about your practice
- Supervising the work of others
- Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas for improvement
- Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate records
- Maintaining compliance with mandatory training requirements
Skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Diabetes management
- Tissue viability/Wound care
- Bladder and Bowel skills
- IV medication administration
- Palliative care
- Drain care
Benefits
- Substantial relocation package if eligible
- Inner London weighting
- Training and career development opportunities
- Opportunities for research and audit
- Flexible working patterns
- Good opportunity for progression
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