Description
An exciting opportunity has become available in the West 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.
Responsibilities
- Keeping patients safe through sound clinical skills and effective clinical assessments
- Safeguarding patients by recognising and responding to risks
- Escalating safety concerns and acting as effective advocates for patients
- Being open and transparent about your practice
- Supervising others and reflecting on your practice to identify areas for improvement
- Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate records and complying with mandatory training requirements
Skills
- Autonomous practice
- Diabetes management
- Tissue viability and wound care
- Bladder and bowel care
- 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