Senior Community Nurse

NHS; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Weybridge is seeking a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse for their Adult Community Nursing Service. This permanent part-time role involves working night shifts to provide high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate will lead nursing staff, manage caseloads, and require essential qualifications like RGN registration and relevant post-registration study. A commitment to patient care and effective communication skills are crucial for success in this role.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programme

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing, planning, and delivering patient care.
• Understanding of mental health impacts on medical conditions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support the Locality Nursing Team Manager in service delivery.
• Supervise and mentor less experienced nurses.
• Manage day-to-day operations of the nursing team.

Skills

Holistic assessment

Clinical reasoning

Effective communication

Team leadership

IT literate

Education

Qualified RGN with current registration

Relevant post registration study

Job description

Job summary

Are you ready for a new challenge? Could you make a difference?

Are you:

• Interested in developing your nursing career
• Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care
• Compassionate towards patients and their families
• An excellent communicator with the ability to lead and motivate a team
• Highly motivated, energetic and innovative with full UK driving license holder with access to a car

An exciting opportunity has come up for the Adult Community Nursing Service, Night Nursing. We are currently looking for a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse to work across Hounslow 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) and 19:00 until 7:00 AM (Overnight)

The service is looking for someone who can work 11 hours per week as permanent part time.

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

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• This will involve working independently

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 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.

Details

Date posted: 06 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year per annum inclusive

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 222-HOU-096

Job locations: Clayponds Hospital, Sterling Pl, W5 4RN

Job description

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential:

• 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

Desirable:

• 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

Essential:

• 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

Desirable:

• 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

Essential:

• 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

Desirable:

• Experience of managing resources to stay within the service budget
• Experience of audit evaluation

Skills

Essential:

• 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

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: West London NHS Trust

Address: Clayponds Hospital, Sterling Pl, W5 4RN

Employer's website: https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk