Neighbourhood Staff Nurse; Experienced

Neighbourhood Staff Nurse (Experienced)

Closing date: 07 June 2026

We are looking for experienced B5 nurses to join our Neighbourhood Nursing teams across Lambeth and Southwark areas with extensive experience in a community setting, possessing the skills outlined in the job specification.

The post-holder will be a member of the Neighbourhood Nursing (District Nursing) Team and will participate in the clinical case management of patients who have a wide variety of complex, high-risk and supported/self-care conditions. Working directly with the Team Leader, the post-holder will help ensure the provision of a high standard of nursing care and health promotion. Care will be provided in a range of settings including patients' homes, residential homes, nurse‑led clinics and GP practices.

• Holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a plan of care for patients with long‑term conditions, tissue viability, continence, palliative care, and promoting/facilitating patient independence.
• Assists in the delivery of National Service Frameworks.
• Providing public health and health promotion programmes to improve health and reduce inequalities.
• Maintaining contemporaneous written and computerised records.

• Registered Nurse (General Adult)
• Degree level education or equivalent.
• Post‑registration course in wound management, diabetes, leg ulcer care, continence care and assessment.
• Extensive experience in caring for people with long term conditions in a community or primary health‑care setting.
• Experience in caring for people with long term conditions.
• Acute hospital setting experience.

• Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care.
• Demonstrate evidence‑based care and decision‑making responsive to the needs of clients and carers, negotiated in partnership.
• Competent in basic life support.
• Operate as an autonomous practitioner, being responsible and accountable for choices made.
• Work flexibly and respond to changing demands in workload.
• Communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation, with patients, relatives, carers and other agencies.
• Write detailed reports, maintain contemporaneous patient records and documents with fluency and accuracy.

• Skilled in providing hands‑on direct patient care, including safe handling of patients and equipment.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.