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

Job summary

Main area: Nursing
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 222-HOU-115

Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Heart of Hounslow Health Centre
Town: Hounslow
Salary: £35,763 - £43,466 per annum inclusive
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/11/2025 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
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

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to undertake a shift system
Good communication skills effective with clients and colleagues
Demonstrates high standard of Infection prevention and control
Clinical skills – Administration of medications including injections, catheterisation, wound dressings
Practice with the NMC Code of Professional Practice

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Ability to converse articulately on current health issues, demonstrate knowledge in:  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
Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant
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.

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

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

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: Natasha Brown
Job title: District Nurse Team 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

Experience

Essential criteria

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

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