Job Summary
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the Community Nurse Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead to patients in a variety of care homes across Hertfordshire.
The post holder will undertake community nursing duties involving the delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patients' health needs using a person-centred approach. This includes providing quality and seamless nursing care to patients and being proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to the hospital or long-term care institutions.
In addition, the post holder will be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long-term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery.
Main duties of the job
- To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. This includes: Chronic disease management, end of life care, continence promotion and wound management.
- Specific skills include phlebotomy, administration of medication via syringe drivers and intravenous therapy, PEG management, urinary catheterisation and tracheostomy suctioning.
- Act as a Named Nurse with the support and supervision of the DN Team Lead.
- To take continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment, including care planning, evaluation and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
- Undertake a comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers.
- To provide individualised and person-centred care plans that provide monitoring and promotion of self-care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
About Us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We Can Offer You:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service, followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Details
Date posted: 10 December 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,602 to £39,686 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 824-HERTS-7650429
Person Specification
Essential Education/Qualification:
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Experience
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
- Working with people with complex health needs
- Supporting students and other learners, e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
- Experience of undertaking a general assessment by utilising evidence-based care
- Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
- Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of training other students
- Participation in audit, research projects, and service development
- Post-registration experience in an NHS community environment
Essential
Skills and Knowledge:
- Knowledge of out-of-hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
- Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues
- Time management skills
- Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice
- Knowledge of reasonable responses to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with the required urgency
- Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
- Knowledge of risks involved in working in the community
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of management of long-term conditions, e.g. Diabetes, and an understanding of the concept of self-management
- Knowledge of infection control
- Knowledge of general wound care
- Promotion of continence
- Literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge of the audit process
Essential
Other:
- Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member, and able to engage in the change process in the team
- Ability to organise and participate in weekly work allocation and be able to prioritise and delegate effectively
- Ability to assess a situation and act promptly
- Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry
- Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Desirable
- Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Central London Community Health Trust
Address: Watford BRE - Building 16, Bucknalls Lane, Watford WD25 9XX
Employer's website: https://clch.nhs.uk/
