Band 5 nurses work closely with the people who use our services, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.
Band 5 nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
· keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
· ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
· ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings., An opportunity for a Staff Nurse wishing to work part time hours to join our friendly Twilight Team
Our aim is to be the best we can, offering excellent person-centred, safe and Evidenced based care to those who access our services. Our Twilight District Nursing Team deliver "out of hours care" to people in their own homes and/or designated buildings. The team is made up of both staff nurses and healthcare assistants, who provide out of hours district nursing service.
You must hold a relevant Nursing Qualification with significant experience as a staff nurse. You must be a car driver and have access to a car for use at work with business insurance.
You will:
+ perform joint visits to provide nursing care to patients allocated by a senior staff member
+ take responsibility for the assessment, management and evaluation of evidence based nursing care to patients in a variety of community settings, and promote effective teamwork within the wider Health Care Team.
Part Time 4.5 hour shifts. Min of 2 shifts or Max of 5 shifts per week will be considered.
The service operates seven days a week between the hours of 16:30 -00:30
The post consist of 4.5 hour shifts. The shift starts at either 18:00 until 22:30hrs or 19:30 until 00:00hrs depending on the service needs. The contracted hours will be between a minimum of 9 hours per week or a maximum of 22.5 hours per week.
All candidates will be required to pass a literacy and numeracy test prior to being interviewed., Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 5 nurses to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staff members. As a Band 5 nurse we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better. We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people's differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic. We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs. We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work., Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description & person specification included in the documents section of this advert.
Job responsibilities:
+ Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
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Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
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Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
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Being open and transparent about their own practice
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Supervising the work of others
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Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
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Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
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Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
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Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.