Out of hours Community Nurse

NHS; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Band 5 Nurse to join their out of hours community nursing team. The role involves delivering high-quality, responsive care to patients at home, supporting urgent nursing needs, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure patient care and comfort. Applicants must have excellent clinical assessment skills, strong communication abilities, and a commitment to compassionate care. This permanent position offers a dynamic working environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care needs.
• Registered with NMC and maintain active registration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver responsive, high-quality care to patients overnight.
• Support urgent nursing needs across various conditions.
• Supervise and delegate to Band 2 Healthcare Assistants.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Teamwork

Compassionate care

Time management

Education

Registered General / Adult Nurse

Good standard of general education

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Band 5 nurse to join our out of hours community nursing team. Delivering high quality responsive care to patients in their own homes across the Sandwell and West Birmingham area.

Working closely alongside our Urgent response palliative care nurses you will play a vital part in helping patients remain at home , providing care to prevent unplanned hospital admissions.

The successful applicant will have excellent clinical assessment skills , the ability to work under pressure and a commitment to delivering compassionate care.

A flexible, responsive approach and good communication skills are also a essential aspect of this role as you are often the first point of contact for our patients overnight.

Main duties of the job

As an Out of Hours Community Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering responsive, high-quality care to patients in their own homes overnight. This is a dynamic and varied role, supporting patients with urgent nursing needs across a range of conditions. You will manage pressure areas and wounds, support diabetes care including insulin administration, carry out clinical assessments, administer medication via a variety of routes , and provide personal care where required. You will also complete verification of expected deaths when necessary.

In addition to your independent work, you will work closely alongside the Urgent Response and Palliative Care Team to support patients requiring end-of-life care, ensuring comfort and dignity while helping them to remain at home wherever possible.

You will supervise and delegate to Band 2 Healthcare Assistants, maintaining high standards of care throughout the night. Your role will be key in delivering timely interventions that help patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and receive the right care at the right time.

If you are interested in this position and would like any further information please contact Louise Wright Clinical lead on ; 07866004682

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Details Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

381-CT-7173343

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Lyndon West Bromwich West Midlands

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ

Job description Job responsibilities

To plan and implement the nursing care with the co-operation andinvolvement of users and carers where appropriate.

To demonstrate, teach and advise users and carers on self-care, safety and promotion of good health by utilising all opportunities for health promotion and education.

To participate in clinical supervision.

To evaluate the condition of users and the effectiveness of care provided and initiate any further action required.

To report and, where necessary, initiate emergency action with regard tochanges in users condition or behaviour.

To give professional advice and support as necessary to nursing colleagues.

To utilise a questioning approach to nursing and have an appreciation ofrelevant clinical research findings.

To assist effective communication within the clinical environment and within the Nursing Team.

To participate as directed by Band 6 and Band 7 staff in providing community experience for students and others as appropriate, and in induction/orientation programmes for learners and new staff.

To undertake other duties as and when required after consultation anddiscussion with the Team Leader.

To assume responsibility for own professional conduct with regard toconfidentiality, professional standards of care, quality of service clinicalupdating and accurate record keeping, both manual and computerised.

To demonstrate a consistent high standard of care in infection control and prevention.

To maintain active NMC registration and follows NMC professionalguidelines/registration.Actively contributes to clinical audits and other audits as required.

Job description Job responsibilities

To plan and implement the nursing care with the co-operation andinvolvement of users and carers where appropriate.

To demonstrate, teach and advise users and carers on self-care, safety and promotion of good health by utilising all opportunities for health promotion and education.

To participate in clinical supervision.

To evaluate the condition of users and the effectiveness of care provided and initiate any further action required.

To report and, where necessary, initiate emergency action with regard tochanges in users condition or behaviour.

To give professional advice and support as necessary to nursing colleagues.

To utilise a questioning approach to nursing and have an appreciation ofrelevant clinical research findings.

To assist effective communication within the clinical environment and within the Nursing Team.

To participate as directed by Band 6 and Band 7 staff in providing community experience for students and others as appropriate, and in induction/orientation programmes for learners and new staff.

To undertake other duties as and when required after consultation anddiscussion with the Team Leader.

To assume responsibility for own professional conduct with regard toconfidentiality, professional standards of care, quality of service clinicalupdating and accurate record keeping, both manual and computerised.

To demonstrate a consistent high standard of care in infection control and prevention.

To maintain active NMC registration and follows NMC professionalguidelines/registration.Actively contributes to clinical audits and other audits as required.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Experience of working individually and as part of a team
• Experience in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care needs

Desirable

• Some understanding of the workings of community services &/or intermediate care service
• Involvement in audit & research
• Additional experience outside Nursing relevant to client group eg care / volunteering

Qualifications Essential

• Registered General / Adult Nurse.
• Good standard of general education
• Registered with NMC

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Experience of working individually and as part of a team
• Experience in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care needs

Desirable

• Some understanding of the workings of community services &/or intermediate care service
• Involvement in audit & research
• Additional experience outside Nursing relevant to client group eg care / volunteering

Qualifications Essential

• Registered General / Adult Nurse.
• Good standard of general education
• Registered with NMC

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Lyndon West Bromwich West Midlands

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Lyndon West Bromwich West Midlands

West Bromwich

B71 4HJ

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)