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Job summary

Main area
Community Nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract
12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Part time - 20 hours per week
Job ref
779-NN-6388127-N&M-Z-A
Employer
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whitton Corner
Town
Whitton
Salary
£32,720 - £39,769 pa pro-rata including HCAS (Outer)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59

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Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Community Nurse - Night Team

Band 5

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From the autumn, HRCH community services for Hounslow will be provided by West London NHS Trust. HRCH will continue to provide community services in the borough of Richmond.

HRCH is a great place to work, and we're committed to staff development, so if you're interested in joining our team, we encourage you to apply.

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Job overview

Are you ready for a new challenge?

Could you make a difference?

Are you:

A Registered General Nurse

Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care

Compassionate towards patients and their families

An excellent communicator with the ability to work in a team

Motivated toward personal development

A full UK driving license holder with access to a car is essential , with an allowance paid for business mileage per mile.

An exciting opportunity has come up for the Adult Community Night  Nursing Service. We are currently looking for a Band 5 Community Nurse to work across the Hounslow and Richmond areas.

We have two positions, one that is 20 hours and one that is 15 hours 

The service operates from 7pm - 7am across Hounslow and Richmond boroughs, with enhanced rates of pay for out of hours starting from 8pm to 12 midnight, weekends, and bank holidays. There may be the option to work extra shifts on the bank if you are interested.

Collaboratively working with our integrated rapid response teams, community matrons and social service colleagues are essential to ensure seamless care to our patient group.

Get your career in the right direction, with the right organisation and at the right time – please come to HRCH and be part of this organisation.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, skilled nursing care and to assist the Community Night  Nursing Team Manager in the on-going planning, implementation, and evaluation of the holistic needs of the patient/client, family, and/or carer.

Deliver high quality nursing care to housebound patients with complex needs to enable them to remain in their own homes. Working closely with specialist nurses, allied health and social care professionals to meet the needs of the patients without unnecessary attendance in A&E or be admitted to hospital.

This will involve working independently but as part of the Community Night  Nursing Team covering a particular geographical area. This will include first assessments and reviews, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of individual programmes of care. Candidate will be expected to be flexible to support corporate approach to patient care as and when required.

Working for our organisation

Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.

Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.

We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users. 

Infection Control

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***Please refer to the job description and personal specification that is attached***

 

For further information please contact Mylene dela Cruz, [email protected] or Claire Moloney [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Level 1 Registered Nurse- with valid registration with the NMC - RN1 ,RNA
Desirable criteria
  • Experience or recognised qualification in areas such as:  Health Promotion  Diabetes  Care of the older person  Continence  Palliative care Medical/Surgical Nursing

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent experience of Nursing at Level 5, or evidence of a back to nursing programme
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in the community setting
  • One years worked post registration experience in a relevant setting, e.g. palliative care, care of the older person, orthopaedics, community services

Skills and abiltities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to undertake a shift system
  • Good communication skills effective with clients and colleagues
  • Able to work without direct supervision
  • Access to a motor vehicle for use at work and UK driving licence
  • Clinical skills – Administration of medications including injections, catheterisation, wound dressings
  • Computer Literacy and keyboard skills
  • Practice with the NMC Code of Professional Practice
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching Skills
  • Mentorship certificate

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to converse articulately on current health issues, demonstrate knowledge in:  Able to explain the concepts of Essence of Care  Able to explain the concepts of Team Working  Able to demonstrate knowledge of professional standards including confidentiality and clinical governance  Understanding of Adult Safeguarding  Evidence of Continuing Professional Development  Demonstrates evidence -based clinical knowledge  Able to demonstrate knowledge of health and safety and personal safety issues
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of National Service Framework for Older People & other NSF’s

Personal

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary Team
  • Positive attitude
  • Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant
  • Honest and adaptable
  • Enthusiastic
  • Team Player

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDCapital Nurse, LondonNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident employerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkDisability Advice Line

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mylene dela Cruz
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0203 771 6167
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