Twilight Staff Nurse (Evening)

CNWL; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Staff Nurse for the Twilight District Nursing Team in the Hillingdon area. The role delivers out-of-hours community nursing, operating 16:30–00:30, across home visits and designated clinics, with flexible 4.5-hour shifts per day and shifts that may rotate.

You will hold a nursing qualification and be registered with the NMC, with substantial post-qualification experience.

Qualifications

• Must hold Nursing Qualification with significant experience as a staff nurse.
• Must be a car driver and have access to a car for work with business insurance.
• Evidence of ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care.
• Experience in leading, coaching and mentoring within nursing teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform joint visits to provide nursing care to patients allocated by a senior staff member.
• Assess, manage and evaluate evidence-based nursing care across community settings; promote teamwork.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Car driver

Multidisciplinary communication

IT literacy

Education

NMC registered nurse (Level 1)

Interdisciplinary teamwork

CPD evidence

Health service knowledge

Primary care knowledge

Job description

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Become part of our team.
We care for you as much as you care for others.

There’s a place for you at CNWL.
We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Main area Community Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 31.5 hours per week (31.5 hrs per week (7 x 4.5hrs/week total available, divided depending on the number of successful candidates.)) Job ref 333-G-HC-1636-A

Site CNWL 3rd Floor, Beaufort House Town Uxbridge Salary £36,943 - £44,900 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS for FULLTIME EQUAVALENT (37.5hrs) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

Band 5 nurses work closely with the people who use our services, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.

Band 5 nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:

• keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
• ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
• ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process.

Please note: This post is based in the borough of Hillingdon region.

Main duties of the job

An opportunityfor a Staff Nurse wishing to work part time hours to join our friendly Twilight Team

Our aim is to be the best we can, offering excellent person-centred, safe and Evidenced based care to those who access our services. Our Twilight District Nursing Team deliver “out of hours care” to people in their own homes and/or designated buildings. The team is made up of both staff nurses and healthcare support workers, who provide out of hours district nursing service.

You must hold a relevant Nursing Qualification with significant experience as a staff nurse. You must be a car driver and have access to a car for use at work with business insurance.

You will:

• perform joint visits to provide nursing care to patients allocated by a senior staff member
• take responsibility for the assessment, management and evaluation of evidence based nursing care to patients in a variety of community settings and promote effective teamwork within the wider Healthcare Team.

Part Time 4.5 hour shifts each. Total available hours 22.5 hrs/week (5 x 4.5hrs shifts/week, hours will be divided depending on the number of successful candidates)

The service operates seven days a week between the hours of 16:30 -00:30

The post consists of 4.5hr shifts each. The shift starts at either 18:00 until 22:30hrs or 19:30 until 00:00hrs depending on the service needs. Successful candidates are expected to be flexible and to be able to work both the 18:00hrs or 19:30 hours start shifts as per service demands

Working for our organisation

Values

Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 5 nurses to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staff members. As a Band 5 nurse we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and said helps can make the lives of others better. We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic. We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs. We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for ourwork.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.

Job responsibilities:

• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our servicesas safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and elevate concerns when necessary
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice
• Supervising the work of others
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
• Competent and confident in all relevant clinical skills and willing to undertake such skills to meet service needs

Candidates are expected to have the appropriate clinical skills required for the job and be able to provide any required evidence of their clinical competence if requested.

Due to the nature of the Twilight service, applicants must already be confident and competent in community-based clinical decision-making and managing out of hours settings.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate substantial experience working autonomously including managing complex cases, lone working and making independent decisions in unscheduled unplanned care situations.

Person specification

Experience

• Demonstrable post-graduate experience in a relevant area working with people with long term conditions
• Extensive post-graduate experience in a role undertaking assessments of complex needs
• Experience of case management and care co-ordination
• Demonstrable Experience of clinical leadership
• Clinical experience of caring for people with cognitive impairment
• Experience of mentoring students
• Experience of audit evaluation to improve healthcare

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1 with current registration with the NMC
• Evidence of working within multi disciplinary teams
• Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
• An understanding of current health service issues
• Understanding of Primary Care

Knowledge

• Understanding of case management, case finding systems and care coordination
• An understanding of the wider NHS and social care contexts
• Understanding of Mental Capacity Act 2005 and DOLS
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance
• Extended and advanced clinical knowledge base
• Understanding of Safeguarding Adults & Children

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
• Act as a role model, educator, supervisor, coach and mentor, seeking to instil and develop the confidence of others
• Ability to appraise complex situations and facts and take appropriate action
• Evidence of ability to direct and coordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively
• Ability to effectively delegate activities to appropriate staff
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to effectively negotiate on patient management and promote self-care and across boundaries
• Evidence of ability to communicate both verbally and in writing at all levels in a multidisciplinary forum and with patients and carers
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent leadership skills
• IT literate with ability to use technology and other digital solutions with patients and in the operation of the service
• Able to produce well written and timely clinical records and service reports
• Ability to travel to multiple sites; car driver or competent cyclist
• Motivational Interviewing skills

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work.Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience.AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience.Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

• Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
• Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
• If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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.

Name Hameed Ahmadi, Job title Twilight Team Lead, Email address [e-mail]. Additional information.

We strongly encourage you to find out more about the role and a career with CNWL by contacting Hameed Ahmadi, Twilight Team Lead on [e-mail]

Please note: This post is based in the borough of Hillingdon region.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Argo House
180 Kilburn Park Road
London
NW6 5FA
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