Employer Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Norbury Health Services Town Croydon Salary £32,720 - £39,769 per annum, incl. HCAS ( Outer London ) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2024 23:59
Community Staff Nurse
Band 5
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Community Staff Nurses - Norbury Health Centre
Band 5, Full-time 37.5 hours per week
We are Transforming Adult Community Services in Croydon. Do you have the skills to be part of this exciting transformation?
In Croydon, Health and Social care providers and commissioners have formed the Croydon Alliance Board with the aim of providing a whole system transformation that will deliver outcomes our over 65's have specified they want.
The Outcome Based Commissioning programme is a radically different approach to funding and delivery of services designed to deliver outcomes that local people want whilst getting best value from Health and the Social Care sector. This includes the provision of well coordinated care and support in order to promote independence in the most appropriate care setting.
We therefore have exciting opportunities for highly motivated, enthusiastic Registered Adult Nurses to work within our Integrated Care Teams.
We offer a comprehensive induction programme, preceptorship, Clinical Supervision and excellent on going professional development opportunities for an enhanced career progression.
Please note: All candidates must have a clean UK driving license and use of a car for work purposes. Once recruited staff can take advantage of our child care facilities.
If this sounds like an ideal opportunity for you, APPLY NOW, we'd love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
* To work in conjunction with other members of the District Nursing Team and other Stakeholders, to provide efficient and effective nursing care to patients in their own homes
* To be responsible for the management and supervision of the nursing team, in the absence of the District Nurse, including the supervision of Junior Staff.
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.
The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust.
Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes.
Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. And with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve.
Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff, as well as offering access to a wide range of core skills training and professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
Person specification
Education and Education
* Registered General Nurse or
* NMC Register part 1 - Adult
* Mentorship for Practice course
Knowledge and Understanding
* Awareness of current issues and developments in community Care
* Adherence to NMC Code of Conduct.
* Knowledge and understanding of the principles and benefits of Reflective practice
Experience
* Able to demonstrate the role of the community staff Nurse
* Previous experience of community nursing
Skills /abilities
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to work as part of an effective team
* Ability to manage own workload
* Able to use own initiative.
* Ability to maintain accurate records
* Knowledge and awareness of principles of Audit and research
* Demonstrate an awareness of the complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines.
* Demonstrate knowledge and experience of multidisciplinary working including effective liaison with members of the multidisciplinary team
* Ability to give appropriate accurate feedback
* Ability to work within own limitations
* IT literate e.g. Word processing and email.
* Knowledge and awareness of process of managing complaints
Other Factors
* Valid full UK driving licence
* Access to a car for work purposes
* Ability to work flexible hours including Weekends and Bank Holidays.
We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is anunder-representationatsenior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.
We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.
DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESS
Please note that no job offer or volunteer placement will be made until satisfactory references have been received. You are asked to provide email addresses for all referees, and ensure their accuracy before submitting your application.
If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please email the South West London Recruitment Hub @
For Nursing:- khft.recruitmenthubnursing@nhs.net
For Non-Nursing:- khft.recruitmenthubnonnursing@nhs.net
In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, if applicable, should you be appointed.
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Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed on this occasion.
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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.
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