Job summary
- Main area
- Band 5 Community Staff Nursing
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 3 months (Whilst the permanent staff recruited will be based at East Barnet Health Centre - they will be floating across 5 neighbourhood teams according to the demands of the service.)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-NORTH-8061937
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Barnet Health Centre
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse
Band 5
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join our Barnet Integrated Community Service by providing a high quality service to our housebound patients by facilitating earlier hospital discharges and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
As a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse you would 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.
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.
Main duties of the job
- Provide high quality, patient centred nursing care to housebound patients within the community, supporting them to maintain independence and wellbeing.
- Undertake holistic assessments, implement care plans, and deliver nursing interventions in line with individual patient needs.
- Work as part of the Integrated Community Nursing Service to support safe hospital discharge, case management, and admission avoidance.
- Collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary team, including Acute Hospitals, GPs, Hospices, and other community services to ensure coordinated care.
- Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients, carers, and colleagues, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical records using electronic systems.
- Adapt to changing service demands and work patterns, remaining calm and professional in a fast paced environment.
- Participate in team meetings, supervision, and ongoing training to support your development as a Band 5 Community Nurse.
The Integrated Community Nursing Services has a key focus on facilitating discharges, case management and reducing admission to hospital. The service works closely with Acute Hospitals, Hospice, including GPs. The service provides 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.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From new-born health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.'
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- Registered Nurse (RN)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary 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 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 criteria
- Experience of training other students.
- Participation in audit; research projects; service development
- Post registration experience in a NHS community environment
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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
- Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice
- Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency
- Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
- Knowledge of management of long term condition e.g. Diabetes and an understanding of the concept of self- management.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice.
- Knowledge of general wound care
- Knowledge of infection control
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
- Understanding of resource management
- Knowledge of the audit process
Key Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in 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
Desirable criteria
- Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You 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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vinotha Ganesan
- Job title
- Locality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02084926413
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