Senior Community Nurse

West London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse to join the Hounslow Night District Nursing Team at Clayponds Hospital. The role covers 19:00–07:00 shifts, 11 hours weekly on a six-month fixed-term contract.

Flexibility for service redesign is required as night service hours change in December 2026. You will support the Locality Nursing Team Manager, supervise the team, and lead in a designated area while maintaining high standards of patient care and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Qualified RGN with current NMC registration (Part 1).
• Post-registration study at diploma/degree level and CPD in areas such as palliative care.
• Diploma or BSc (Hons) in Community Health (DN) held or pursued.
• Clinical assessment skills demonstrated in practice.
• Nurse Prescriber V150 (willing to undertake).
• Mentorship or preceptorship experience (willing to undertake).
• Specialist Practice Teacher/Teaching Qualification favored.

Responsibilities

• Support the Community Team Manager with caseload management and holistic assessments.
• Deliver high-quality, autonomous care and clinical leadership in out-of-hours nursing.
• Contribute to training and development within the district nursing team.
• Assist in delivering services to standards and local specifications.
• Provide line management support and succession planning where appropriate.
• Lead a nursing practice area and mentor less experienced staff.

Skills

RN (NMC)

Community Health

District Nursing

Leadership

Mentorship

Nurse Prescriber

Education

Diploma or BSc (Hons) Community Health (DN)

Post-registration CPD (e.g. palliative care)

Job description

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Main area Clayponds Hospital Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Business Development) Hours Part time - 11.5 hours per week Job ref 222-HCH-054-A

Site Clayponds Hospital Town Sterling Pl, Salary £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Senior Community Nurse to join the Hounslow Night District Nursing Team, based at Clayponds Hospital. The service operates from 19:00 until 07:00 seven days a week. The service has 2 shifts, 19:00 until 12 midnight (Twilight shift) and 19:00 until 7:00 AM (Night shift).

We are looking for a confident, compassionate and clinically skilled nurse who can work autonomously, respond to urgent patient needs and provide clinical leadership within our out-of-hours community nursing service.

Applicants must hold a full valid UK driving licence, have access to a car for work purposes and be willing to travel across the Hounslow locality. This is an essential requirement for the role.

The position is for 11 hours per week, covering one night shift, on a six-month fixed-term contract.

Please note that the service is currently undergoing service re-design and the operational hours will change on 7th December 2026 from 7pm-7am to 8pm-8am under phase 1 transformation project. The phase 2 (TBC) will be happening shortly after the implementation of phase 1 with the Night Service re-design involving the twilight and the overnight shifts. We are looking for someone who will be very flexible in supporting the new service structure in the future.

Main duties of the job

As a senior community nurse, you will assist the Community Team Manager in the management of a designated caseload, ensuring that holistic assessments are undertaken by a competent practitioner within the nursing team.

The Trust is passionate in developing the staff by providing a robust and comprehensive training programme to build your nursing career. Trainings on offer are the following: District Nursing specialist training sponsorship, V150/300 Non-Medical Prescriber, Physical assessment, Leadership and Management Programme, and band 6 developmental training amongst other things

To support the Locality Nursing Team Manager in the delivery of the locality nursing service in line with the commissioned service specification, standards, activity and outcomes, in the context of multi-disciplinary locality working.

Assisting the Locality Nursing Team Manager to provide line management and leadership for the community nursing team, being accountable for the team caseload and the development of a skilled, competent and motivated workforce, able to meet the needs of the patients on the caseload

Take a lead for a specific area of nursing practice, as a delegated responsibility, to ensure that less experienced nurses have access to best practice knowledge and expertise to inform and support their clinical practice.

Deputise in the absence of the Locality Nursing Team Manager, and undertake delegated tasks as development opportunities for succession planning.

Working for our organisation

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’ 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.

Detailed job description and main 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

• Qualified RGN (Registered General Nurse - Adult) with current registration with NMC - Part1.
• Relevant post registration study at diploma/degree level and relevant CPD e.g. palliative care, tissue viability
• Diploma or BSc (Hons) Community Health (DN)
• Clinical Assessment Skills
• Nurse Prescriber V150 (willing to undertake)
• Mentorship Preceptorship or equivalent (willing to undertake)
• Specialist Practice Teacher/ Teaching Qualification

Knowledge

• Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g. dementia, depression, on the management of medical and long term conditions
• Professional standards including confidentiality, clinical governance and NMC guidelines
• Infection prevention and control standards
• Risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues
• Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Safeguarding Adults & Children
• Understanding of current legislation and its implications for this role, including performance indicators and targets
• Understanding of both the Health and Social Care agenda

Experience

• Experience in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patients in their own homes
• Experience in working independently and as part of a team
• Experience in problem solving and supporting other team members
• Experience of Multidisciplinary teamwork
• Experience of providing supervision
• Experience of mentoring students
• Experience of managing resources to stay within the service budget
• Experience of audit evaluation

Skills

• Holistic assessment, core clinical, clinical reasoning and care planning skills to proactively manage patient care
• Core clinical skills medicines management including IV, venepuncture, continence, chronic disease management, palliative care, wound management
• Ability to promote self-care of patients
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to manage the day to day running of the team, use initiative and delegate tasks to appropriately trained staff
• Ability to lead by example, both clinically and managerially, being consistent and fair to all staff in every aspect of work
• Ability to work to a high-performance level, conducive to professional development and team cohesiveness
• Effective communication skills with clients and colleagues and the ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies
• Ability to negotiate and communicate across professional and organisational boundaries
• IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Able to produce well written and timely clinical records and service reports
• Ability to lead and participate in service and organisational change
• Ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.