Community Staff Nurse
West London NHS Trust, Greenford, Greater London
Community Staff Nurse
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West London NHS Trust, Greenford, Greater London
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 19 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 85039771df4944098b8d741a966cebe3
Full Job Description
An exciting opportunity to join a wonderful, dynamic and patient focused team providing high quality services to the local community.
Whether it be supporting a team member with new skills or attending to a patient and advising their family, your role as a Community Nurse provides you with the opportunity to deliver a high standard of care to patients in their homes alongside developing your leadership skills supporting your team.
Could you be our Community Nurse looking for a new challenge? As a Registered Nurse you will contribute to leading a community nursing team within a multi professional environment. The role requires travel around the local community. You will need to have a full drivers licence and access to a car. The service covers 8am - 8pm working 7 days per week. The shift patterns are 8am - 4pm and 12pm - 8pm fulltime including weekend working.
Main duties of the job
The role includes, wound care, catheter care, palliative care, IV drug administration, medication/ injection administration, diabetes management and many other diverse skills.
There will be an expectation for the successful candidates to work weekends, late shifts and bank holidays pro rata. Our late shift covers until 8pm.
Newly qualified staff will have access to a preceptorship program and a specific clinical upskilling training and PNDs support. Two weeks Trust induction will be provided, plus two weeks' local team induction were you will shadow your colleagues DNs, TVNs, CNS etc.
As a member of our community multi-disciplinary team, you will work within an integrated team of District Nurses, Specialist Nurses, Community Matrons, Therapists, and Health Care Assistant is to support the provision of high-quality evidence-based care that meets the health care needs of our local community. You will also be required to work in collaboration with Local Authorities, Integrated Care Networks, GP's, and Acute sector providers to facilitate care pathways that support early discharge and prevent hospital admission.
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 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
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.