Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Nurse to complement our skill mix within the Integrated Care Team in Chingford. The Community Nurse will support with the provision of holistic health care as delegated within own level of agreed competency, to patients, families/Carers in their own homes, to include residential care homes.
The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable. The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to day allocation of work.
- To deputise when required in the team manager's absence and delegate appropriately to health care assistants.
- To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly administration of medicine and moving and handling.
- To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
- To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.
- To supervise pre-registration students.
- To employ professional curiosity in your day-to-day role and act upon any findings appropriately.
Benefits
- High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest,) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).
- Award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities.
- Investment in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients.
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.