Community Nurse

NHS; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Hounslow seeks a Band 5 Community Nurse to deliver high-quality nursing care across the region. Responsibilities include caring for housebound patients with complex needs and collaborating with health professionals. This position requires a Level 1 Registered Nurse with strong communication and clinical skills, and offers a salary ranging from £35,763 to £43,466 per year.

Qualifications

• Level 1 Registered Nurse with valid registration.
• Recent experience at Level 5 nursing or back to nursing program.
• Demonstrates evidence-based clinical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, skilled nursing care to housebound patients.
• Work closely with health and social care professionals.
• Implement and evaluate care plans independently.

Skills

Communication skills

Infection prevention and control

Clinical skills

Team working

Education

Level 1 Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration

Experience in Health Promotion or similar areas

Job description

Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care

Compassionate towards patients and their families

An excellent communicator with the ability to work in a team

Motivated toward personal development

A full UK driving license holder with access to a car

An exciting opportunity has come up for the Adult Community Nursing Service. We are currently looking for a Band 5 Community Nurses to work across the Hounslow areas based at the Heart of Hounslow Health Centre. The service operates from 0700 until 1900 seven days a week, workingalternate weekends, comprising of three shifts 0700-1500 (early) and 0830 -1630 (day) and 1100-1900 (late).

Collaboratively working with our integrated rapid response teams, community matrons and social service colleagues are essential to ensure seamless care to our patient group.

Get your career in the right direction, with the right organisation and at the right time - please come to West London Trust and be part of this organisation.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, skilled nursing care and to assist the Community Nursing Team Manager in the on-going planning, implementation, and evaluation of the holistic needs of the patient/client, family, and/or carer.

Deliver high quality nursing care to housebound patients with complex needs to enable them to remain in their own homes. Working closely with specialist nurses, allied health and social care professionals to meet the needs of the patients without unnecessary attendance in A&E or be admitted to hospital.

This will involve working independently but as part of the Community Nursing Team covering a particular geographical area. This will include first assessments and reviews, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of individual programmes of care. Candidate will be expected to be flexible to support corporate approach to patient care as and when required.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 1 Registered Nurse- with valid registration with the NMC - RN1 ,RNA
• Experience or recognised qualification in areas such as: ?Health Promotion ?Diabetes ?Care of the older person ?Continence ?Palliative care
• Medical/Surgical Nursing

Experience

• Recent experience of Nursing at Level 5, or evidence of a back to nursing programme

Skills and abilities

• Ability to undertake a shift system
• Good communication skills effective with clients and colleagues
• Demonstrates high standard of Infection prevention and control
• Clinical skills - Administration of medications including injections, catheterisation, wound dressings
• Practice with the NMC Code of Professional Practice

Knowledge

• Ability to converse articulately on current health issues, demonstrate knowledge in: ?Able to explain the concepts of Essence of Care ?Able to explain the concepts of Team Working ?Able to demonstrate knowledge of professional standards including confidentiality and clinical governance ?Understanding of Adult Safeguarding ?Evidence of Continuing Professional Development ?Demonstrates evidence -based clinical knowledge ?Able to demonstrate knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues
• Knowledge of National Service Framework for Older People & other NSF's
• Awareness of child safeguarding

Personal

• Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary Team
• Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£35,763 to £43,466 a yearper annum inclusive