District Nurse/Senior Community Nurse in Southall

Use the job search to find and apply for roles using keywords or look at the roles listed below. Site: Featherstone Road Clinic, Town: Southall, Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS, Salary period: Yearly, Closing: 03/02/2025 23:59, Interview date: 11/02/2025 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. Job overview Could you be our new Senior Community Nurse/ District Nurse looking for a new challenge? An exciting opportunity to join a wonderful, dynamic and patient-focused team providing high-quality services to the local community. We are committed to offering you a rewarding team environment with clinical supervision and support, a variety of career development opportunities, and access to learning and development ensuring your continuous professional enhancement and clinical leadership. The post holder will work closely with the locality manager, team leads, and other clinicians to develop the service and maintain close working relationships with both acute and community services. Candidates should be experienced nurses with sound clinical knowledge and proven experience in acute and community clinical environments. You will need to be adaptable to operate in a fast-moving environment and have the clinical skills and ability to function as a lone worker in a larger team. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and the ability to provide care as determined by clinical assessments. Candidates will have undertaken professional development and have extended nursing skills, with evidence to support this. The role requires travel around the local community; ideally, you will need to have a full driver\'s license and access to a car. The service covers 8 am - 8 pm, working 7 days per week. The shift patterns are 8 am – 4 pm and 12 pm – 8 pm full-time, including weekend working. Main duties of the job Practice as a senior member of the community nursing team, working within the Integrated Community Services (ICS). Provide a case management approach to care for an identified number of patients, working closely with GPs, the ICS, and other statutory and voluntary agencies. Provide advice, information, and education to patients and carers to enable patients to enjoy maximum independence, health, and well-being. Creatively manage the holistic and clinical needs of patients with acute, sub-acute, and long-term conditions. Enable patients living with long-term physical health challenges to live well within their communities, focusing on their physical health needs and their wider holistic needs, e.g., mental health, learning disabilities, psychological needs, social needs, and spiritual needs. 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. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. 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. Person specification Qualifications and Training Registered General Nurse, Adult Branch, and current NMC Registration. Experience and evidence of teaching and assessing e.g., Preceptorship/Mentor or working towards. Commitment to complete advanced physical assessment course/clinical decision making/District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Course. Evidence of recent CPD. Ability to work in a community setting/home visits. Advanced clinical skills - ability to assess, diagnose, and treat as an independent practitioner, minimum level 6 study or similar. Advanced clinical assessment skills, clinical decision making/District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Course at minimum level 6 study or similar course or commitment to complete. Experience Demonstrable experience and work qualification, preferably within an Intermediate Care or community environment. Experience of supervising junior staff in the team. Experience of quality improvement processes including audit, risk management, and a good understanding of clinical governance and change management. Experience of and ability to communicate effectively with a variety of partners and stakeholders - verbal, written, and electronically. Ability to problem solve and prioritise. Experience of complaints handling. Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the nurse role e.g., venepuncture, palliative care, IV therapy, wound care, diabetes management. Knowledge Demonstrates an understanding of ECP Locality Services. Aware of current professional nursing issues. Demonstrates sound application of clinical knowledge. Ability to critically analyse research and use this to substantiate best practice. Knowledge and experience of equal opportunities and evidence of collaboration and co-operation with others, valuing the diversity of contributions that others give. Ability to influence service delivery and policy. Ability to work under pressure. Time management and ability to prioritise work. Effective team working skills. Knowledge of government policy and how this affects service delivery. Knowledge of care pathways and models of practice and their application in this field. Personal Qualities Self-motivated. Awareness of limitations to own competence and able to seek support. Ability to adapt to change in the work environment. 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. West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr