Senior Community Nurse

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified RGN (Registered General Nurse - Adult) with current registration with NMC - Part1
• Relevant post registration study at diploma/degree level and relevant CPD e.g. palliative care, tissue viability

Desirable criteria

• Diploma or BSc (Hons) Community Health (DN) and Specialist Practice Teacher/ Teaching Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patients in their own homes
• Experience in problem solving, supporting team members, mentoring students and providing supervision.
• Experience of Multidisciplinary team work

Desirable criteria

• Experience of audit evaluation and managing resources within the service budget.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate ability to manage the day to day running of the team, use initiative and delegate tasks to appropriately trained staff
• IT literate with the ability to use databases and other software packages, and able to produce well-written and timely clinical records and service reports.
• Demonstrate ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Core clinical skills in medicines management, including IV therapy, venepuncture, continence, chronic disease, palliative and wound care.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g. dementia, depression, on the management of medical and long term conditions

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of both the Health and Social Care agenda

Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net

Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges