Community Physical Health Staff Nurse

West London NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two weeks Trust induction

Local team induction

Preceptorship program

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a Community Nurse to deliver high-quality home-based care across the local community. You will lead a community nursing team within a multi-professional environment, traveling to patients and advising families.

The role requires a full driving licence and access to a car, with shifts spanning 8am–8pm, seven days a week, including weekends. Newly qualified staff have access to a preceptorship program and clinical upskilling training, plus Trust and local team

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active NMC registration.
• Core competencies in community nursing.
• Ability to travel within local community and home-care settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality home-based nursing care.
• Lead and support a multi-disciplinary community team.
• Deliver wound care, catheter care and palliative care.
• Administer IV medications and injections, manage diabetes care.

Skills

Wound care

Catheter care

Palliative care

IV drug administration

Medication administration

Diabetes management

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

An exciting opportunity to join a wonderful, dynamic and patient focused team providing high quality services to the local community.

Whether it be supporting a team member with new skills or attending to a patient and advising their family, your role as a Community Nurse provides you with the opportunity to deliver a high standard of care to patients in their homes alongside developing your leadership skills supporting your team.

Could you be our Community Nurse looking for a new challenge? As a Registered Nurse you will contribute to leading a community nursing team within a multi professional environment.

The role requires travel around the local community.

You will need to have a full drivers licence and access to a car. The service covers 8am - 8pm working 7 days per week. The shift patterns are 8am - 4pm and 12pm - 8pm fulltime including weekend working

The role includes, wound care, catheter care, palliative care, IV drug administration, medication/ injection administration, diabetes management and many other diverse skills.

There will be an expectation for the successful candidates to work weekends, late shifts and bank holidays pro rata. Our late shift covers until 8pm.

Newly qualified staff will have access to a preceptorship program and a specific clinical upskilling training and PNDs support. Two weeks Trust induction will be provided, plus two weeks' local team induction were you will shadow your colleagues DNs, TVNs, CNS etc.

As a member of our community multi-disciplinary team, you will work within an integrated team of District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Community Matrons, Therapists, and Health Care Assistant is to support the provision of high-quality evidence-based care that meets the health care needs of our local community. You will also be required to work in collaboration with Local Authorities, Integrated Care Networks, GPs, and Acute sector providers to facilitate care pathways that support early discharge and prevent hospital admission.

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 over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Zoja Maskalenko Job title: Matron Email address: [e-mail]