Job overview
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 for Band 6 Community Nurses to work across the Hounslow area. The service operates from 7am until 7pm across Hounslow borough.
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
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’ overall by 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
Essential criteria
1. Qualified RGN (Registered General Nurse - Adult) with current registration with NMC - Part1.
2. Relevant post registration study at diploma/degree level and relevant CPD e.g. palliative care, tissue viability
Desirable criteria
3. Diploma or BSc (Hons) Community Health (DN)
4. Clinical Assessment Skills
5. Nurse Prescriber V150 (willing to undertake)
6. Mentorship Preceptorship or equivalent (willing to undertake)
7. Specialist Practice Teacher/ Teaching Qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g. dementia, depression, on the management of medical and long term conditions
9. Professional standards including confidentiality, clinical governance and NMC guidelines
10. Infection prevention and control standards
11. Risk assessment and management
12. Knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues
13. Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
14. Safeguarding Adults & Children
Desirable criteria
15. Understanding of current legislation and its implications for this role, including performance indicators and targets
16. Understanding of both the Health and Social Care agenda
Experience
Essential criteria
17. Experience in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patients in their own homes
18. Experience in working independently and as part of a team
19. Experience in problem solving and supporting other team members
20. Experience of Multidisciplinary teamwork
21. Experience of providing supervision
22. Experience of mentoring students
Desirable criteria
23. Experience of managing resources to stay within the service budget
24. Experience of audit evaluation
Skills
Essential criteria
25. Holistic assessment, core clinical, clinical reasoning and care planning skills to proactively manage patient care
26. Core clinical skills medicines management including IV, venepuncture, continence, chronic disease management, palliative care, wound management
27. Ability to promote self-care of patients
28. Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
29. Ability to manage the day to day running of the team, use initiative and delegate tasks to appropriately trained staff
30. Ability to lead by example, both clinically and managerially, being consistent and fair to all staff in every aspect of work
31. Ability to work to a high-performance level, conducive to professional development and team cohesiveness
32. Effective communication skills with clients and colleagues and the ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies
33. Ability to negotiate and communicate across professional and organisational boundaries
34. IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages
35. Advanced written and verbal communication skills
36. Able to produce well written and timely clinical records and service reports
37. Ability to lead and participate in service and organisational change
38. Ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines