About the role
At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, we believe in excellent care at the heart of the community. We encourage and expect all staff to actively promote and adhere to the Trust’s values in every aspect of their work.
Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 4 Nursing Associate to join our Harrow Integrated Community Service by providing a high quality service to our housebound patients by facilitating earlier hospital discharges and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
Our District Nursing teams work closely with specialist nurses and Drs, GPs, Therapists and Social Work teams in providing and facilitating collaborative support and care to patients and their families and in preventing avoidable hospital admissions.
The community Nursing Associate role involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering clinical interventions under the supervision and guidance of qualified staff to patients living in their own homes.
We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals who are committed to delivering high quality care, are able to work on their own initiative and can demonstrate excellent communication skills with a “can do” attitude.
Responsibilities
As a Band 4 Nursing Associate, you will be responsible for providing a safe, personalised and effective care to patients who require community nursing care by working alongside the community nursing team to deliver clinical and administrative duties.
* Providing a number of clinical activities and holistic care under the direct delegation of a registered nurse and carers using a wide range of clinical skills and interventions within a home environment.
* Possess excellent communication skills and be a team player and be able to adapt to the changing work patterns of the night service by remaining calm under pressure.
* Have good IT skills to support the systems in place.
* Support the Integrated Community Nursing Services focusing on facilitating discharges, case management and reducing admission to hospital.
* Collaborate with Acute Hospitals, Hospice, including GPs.
* Provide care to patients in the community setting; you will be well supported by our current team and provision is also made for your continued professional development.
Benefits
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
* A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
* Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
* 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
Professional Standards
* To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence based care for an allocated group of patients.
* Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC standards of proficiency.
* Recognise and work within the limits of their competency.
* To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Nov 2025
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