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

Job summary

Main area: Community Nursing
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent: Business Development
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 222-HCS-598

Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Heart of Hounslow
Town: Hounslow
Salary: £34,521 - £41,955.45 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59

Community Staff 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

1st level registration/2nd level (RGN)

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of team working

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of community-based work
Experience of audit/evaluation

Knowledge

Desirable criteria

Awareness of Health Visiting and School Nursing roles

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to work on own initiative and recognise role boundaries
Understands the importance of the Public Health approach to health visiting and school nursing roles

Desirable criteria

Understands the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary care
IT skills
Knowledge /understanding of Clinical Supervision
Demonstrates awareness of Clinical Supervision

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Able to work flexibly

Desirable criteria

Self-directed learner
Demonstrates leadership skills

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 applicants to personalise their recruitment applications to fully showcase their unique skills, experiences, and achievements. While technology can be a helpful tool, we do not encourage the use of AI-generated content in applications. Relying on AI to generate responses rather than highlighting your own strengths and experiences may negatively impact the success of your application. Please note that all applications will be carefully assessed based on the essential and desirable criteria for the role, and it is crucial that your application and 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

Candidate Recruitment (PDF, 1.1MB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Judith Zur
Job title: Clinical Practice Improvement Lead
Email address: [email protected]

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Job summary

Employer heading

Community Staff 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

Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Desirable criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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