Nurse Practitioner
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
London, E50LN
Salary
£47,951 to £56,863
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
The Adult Community Nursing service Single Point of Access (SPA) team is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join its Clinical Assessment Team (CAT). ...
The post holder will use their clinical skills and judgement to promote independence and support individuals to self-care; deliver short-term nursing care interventions, sign post to other neighbourhood services and transfer to the District Nursing teams if they require longer-term care. They will work in the Clinical Assessment Team, undertaking initial holistic assessments on individuals referred to the service and implementing care plans.
They will also demonstrate professional leadership and support junior colleagues to develop their clinical knowledge and skills. The post holder will practice within a multidisciplinary team and provide care to a group of patients, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs. They will be responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care whilst promoting and maintaining health education and independence. The role holder will ensure assessment and implementation or current and anticipatory care needs, ensuring the patients' needs are met by Neighbourhood services.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Other
Essential
- Demonstrates Understanding Trust Values
Education/qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse (NMC Registered)
- Mentorship and Preceptorship training
- Evidence of ongoing post registration training
- Physical Assessment Course
Desirable
- Management training
- Leadership training
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to assess and treat variety of wounds (surgical, traumatic, pressure ulcer, leg ulcer, moisture lesions)
- Able to identify a deteriorating patient (Sepsis, mental health crisis, self-neglect, end of life)
- Experienced in Palliative and end of life care and syringe driver management
- Ability to manage junior staff (including students), delegating appropriately, and to manage own and team workload effectively
- Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in a wide range of settings
- Good organisation and planning skills
- Urostomy and colostomy management
- Phlebotomy skills
- IV Cannulation
- Wound pressure care and leg ulcer management skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of identifying and reporting safe guarding concerns
- Post registration experience within the community
- Experience of undertaking first contact/assessments in the community
- Experience of identifying and reporting safe guarding concerns
- Experience in promoting self-management of health conditions
Desirable
- Experience of contributing to multi agency planning
- Experience in assessing patients holistically and planning for nursing interventions
- Experience in line management
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its implications for community nursing
- Knowledge of National and Local policies within the NHS that impact on community nursing.
- Understanding of Lone Working Policy
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
- Knowledge/understanding of information governance
- Understanding the needs of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups
- Knowledge of evidence based clinical trends and practices
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical supervision and its impact to practice
- Understanding of Patient Advocacy
- Knowledge of caseload profiling
- Insight and awareness on appraisal/PDP
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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