Job vacancy: Community Nurse, West London NHS Trust, Brentford

Job summary

Main area: Community Nursing
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 222-HCS-547

Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Adult Community Nursing Service
Town: Brentford
Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 pa inc HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/01/2025 23:59

Community Nurse

Band 5

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.

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

Essential criteria

Level 1 Registered Nurse- with valid registration with the NMC - RN1 ,RNA

Desirable criteria

Experience or recognised qualification in areas such as: Health Promotion, Diabetes, Care of the older person, Continence, Palliative care, Medical/Surgical Nursing

Experience

Essential criteria

Recent experience of Nursing at Level 5, or evidence of a back to nursing programme

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in the community setting
Post registration experience in a relevant setting, e.g. palliative care, care of the older person, orthopaedics, community services
Supervision of junior staff

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to undertake a shift system
Good communication skills effective with clients and colleagues
Able to work without direct supervision
Use a problem solving approach
Demonstrates high standard of Infection prevention and control
Clinical skills – Administration of medications including injections, catheterisation, wound dressingsClinical skills – Administration of medications including injections, catheterisation, wound dressings
Confidence and ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies
Computer Literacy and keyboard skills
Practice with the NMC Code of Professional Practice
Access to a motor vehicle for use at work and UK driving licence or competent cyclist

Desirable criteria

Teaching Skills
Mentorship certificate

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Able to explain the concepts of Essence of Care
Able to explain the concepts of Team Working
Able to demonstrate knowledge of professional standards including confidentiality and clinical governance
Understanding of Adult Safeguarding
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Demonstrates evidence -based clinical knowledge
Able to demonstrate knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of National Service Framework for Older People & other NSF’s
Awareness of child safeguarding

Personal

Essential criteria

Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary Team
Positive attitude
Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant
Honest and adaptable
Team player
Enthusiastic
Continual professional development

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 ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

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).

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

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Bronze

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Job Description (PDF, 1.3MB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Georgina Reekie
Job title: Assistant Business Manager
Email address: [email protected]

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Job summary

Employer heading

Community Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact