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Main area Adult Physical Health Community Services Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: For those who are aspiring to join the DN Course Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Week days including one weekend in 4) Job ref 277-7305541-CPH Site Memorial Hospital Town London Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 14/07/2025 23:59 Job overviewThe post holder will lead a team of nurses and support staff with the responsibility of managing the care for a defined caseload. Community Nurses work as part of a team delivering high quality evidence-based nursing care to clients within their own home, residential homes and clinical environments. As part of a District Nursing team, you will have a role placing emphasis on prevention and rehabilitation as well as curative and palliative care. The post holder is an autonomous practitioner and will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care and also participate in the training of patients, relatives, carers, students, and other health care professionals. Week days including one weekend in 4 5 Years Community Experience For those who are aspiring to join the DN Course Main duties of the jobTo assess, plan, implement and provide regular evaluation of health care needs in conjunction with patients, their carers, and other appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team. Assist in the prioritisation, organisation and appropriate delegation of the responsibilities and workloads within the team will be required to ensure efficient and effective service provision To support the Team lead in managing the caseload of patients within the practice population. To be responsible for keeping up to date with current issues and events in Primary Health Care. To actively participate and influence the developments of Community nursing services. To provide support and health education programmes for patients and carers through effective interpersonal skills. To work flexibly and relieve colleagues/ rotate within the trust as required and requested by the line manager to meet the needs of the service. To work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team e.g., attend meetings of Primary Health Care Team. To ensure own mandatory training and team members mandatory training is kept up to date in line with Trust policies. Ability to use Information Technology including Word, email and the internet and RIO. Participation in complaint investigations, when requested. Working for our organisationOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We Listen We Care Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesTo be a role model to team members ensuring they are motivated and all their practices are clinically effective and that plans of care are carried out to the agreed standard. To identify, assess and signpost patients with complex long term conditions and nursing needs within the allocated caseload, working with GPs and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Administer monitor and review medications according to the Medicines Management policy in conjunction with the General Practitioner, patient/relatives, and multidisciplinary team. Clinical responsibilities will include the provision of evidenced based nursing care, using holistic assessment, care planning, and implementation and by defining, monitoring outcomes of care and service provision. This will include complex packages of acre and complex clinical decision making where appropriate. To undertake comprehensive holistic nursing assessment and documentation of physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patient/client and plan care accordingly. Person specificationSkills/Abilities & KnowledgeRegistered General Nurse with NMC Registration Nurse Degree level education 5 Years Community Experience ExperienceExtensive clinical experience in a community setting including caseload management Extensive experience of assessing and providing care to people with complex and long-term condition Experience of effectively working in collaboration Experience of receiving and delivering clinical supervision Skills/Abilities & KnowledgeExcellent communication skills both verbal and written in order to manage difficult situations/conflict with positive outcomes. Confidence and ability to establish effective team working within the community team. Ability to negotiate and influence delivery of expert clinical care Experience of receiving and delivering clinical supervision We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request. If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs. We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.#J-18808-Ljbffr