Community Specialist Nurse | West London NHS Trust

The Ealing Rapid response/admission avoidance team want to recruit new staff: Community Specialist Nurse - Intermediate Care. We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Community Specialist Nurse to join our Rapid Response team, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across community and inpatient settings.

The role requires strong IT literacy, including effective use of office systems, the ability to travel independently across the borough and wider network, and confidence in working autonomously. You will demonstrate strong clinical skills, including the ability to assess patients effectively and identify early signs of deterioration, ensuring timely intervention. The post holder must be physically capable of using a range of clinical and non-clinical equipment and delivering comprehensive care to vulnerable individuals.

The role demands sustained concentration, critical thinking, and the ability to analyse your own practice as well as service-level performance. You must be emotionally resilient, able to manage challenging situations involving patients, families, and colleagues with professionalism, empathy, and integrity. Working in varied and sometimes shared environments, you will provide personal care while upholding dignity and safety at all times.

The Intermediate Care team is passionate about training and education and the successful candidate will be offered teaching on a regular basis and will have the opportunity to develop in these roles.

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.

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.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.