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 care
• Use advanced assessment and frailty and falls screening to support older people with complex needs and personalised care planning
• Collaborate with community health services, social care, primary care, and care homes to streamline pathways and avoid readmissions
• Provide clinical leadership, education, and support to junior colleagues, care staff, and multidisciplinary teams
• Contribute to service development and the wider frailty and admission avoidance pathway, ensuring best practice and innovation
• Role is borough-wide
• Promote self-management and self-care
• Work as part of a team to ensure safe handover and complete care plans with measurable outcomes

Qualifications

Education / Qualifications

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Additional 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 Trust

Location : Tower Hamlets Community Health Team, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1FR

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