Senior Community Nurse

Overview

Senior Community Nurse - Band 6, Tower Hamlets, London. Hours: Full-Time (37.5 hours).Are you passionate about making a difference for older people and supporting safe, timely discharges from hospital? Join our Integrated In-Reach and Older People Service to deliver high quality, person-centred care for patients living with frailty, complex health care needs, and social care challenges. This role supports hospital flow, avoids unnecessary admissions, and ensures patients return home or to a community setting with appropriate care in place.This role is ideal for a dynamic, forward-thinking nurse with experience in acute, community, or older people\''s services. You will work across boundaries, enjoy problem solving, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can impact patient outcomes.Responsibilities

Work proactively on hospital wards to identify medically fit patients at risk of delayed discharge and coordinate timely, safe transitions of careUse advanced assessment and frailty and falls screening to support older people with complex needs and personalised care planningCollaborate with community health services, social care, primary care, and care homes to streamline pathways and avoid readmissionsProvide clinical leadership, education, and support to junior colleagues, care staff, and multidisciplinary teamsContribute to service development and the wider frailty and admission avoidance pathway, ensuring best practice and innovationRole is borough-widePromote self-management and self-careWork as part of a team to ensure safe handover and complete care plans with measurable outcomesQualifications

Education/QualificationsEssential: RGN; Physical assessment and first contact course (or willingness to undertake); awareness of developments in primary and community care for older people; Specialist Practitioner (District Nursing) Degree or equivalent certificate/diplomaDesirable: Non-Medical Prescriber V300; Non-Medical Prescriber V300; Nurse Formulary Prescriber V100ExperienceEssentialAbility to deliver high standards of evidence-based clinical nursing care; assess, monitor, plan and evaluate care; strong organizational skills; delegate effectively; liaise with Primary Care teams; experience with holistic initial assessmentsDesirableExperience managing a team; experience with older people including chronic disease management; ability to undertake clinical audits and work with dataKnowledge and SkillsEssentialUnderstanding of complex needs and long-term condition management; safeguarding; IT and clinical systems (e.g., EMIS); knowledge of community nursing practice and current legislation; information governanceDesirable: Knowledge of HR processes for line management; current professional nursing issuesAdditional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required. UK Registration with current professional status is required. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order) 1975 and related disclosures. Applications from skilled workers sponsored to work in the UK will be considered. References to immigration and overseas checks are included as part of the application process.Employer: East London NHS Foundation TrustLocation: Tower Hamlets Community Health Team, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 ..... full job details .....