# Community Liaison Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-liaison-nurse/0de87f29-61fe-4c37-b6ac-def44b7ce410 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-liaison-nurse/0de87f29-61fe-4c37-b6ac-def44b7ce410.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum incl. HCAS - **Contract type:** Secondment: 6 months (Full time - Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00 or 09:00 to 17:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-24T13:12:32.441Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/HIVOncology/HIVOncology-v8147543 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8147543?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior staff member. They will take overall responsibility for assessing and planning the safe discharge of patients on Ron Johnson Ward and will take a lead in the MDT (multidisciplinary team) meetings. They will need to individually assess and identify appropriate pathways for all patients being discharged to the community and co-ordinate their referrals and ongoing planning. They will be an advocate for the patients on the ward and will take a leadership role in identifying appropriate admissions and co-ordinating with Gazzard Day Unit and the Clinical Site team. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior staff member. They will take overall responsibility for assessing and planning the safe discharge of patients on Ron Johnson Ward and will take a lead in the MDT (multidisciplinary team) meetings. They will need to individually assess and identify appropriate pathways for all patients being discharged to the community and co-ordinate their referrals and ongoing planning. They will be an advocate for the patients on the ward and will take a leadership role in identifying appropriate admissions and co-ordinating with Gazzard Day Unit and the Clinical Site team. They will need to be a lead in completing Optica and will ensure that all PDD’s are correct, as well as maintaining clear and concise discharge records. They will also be responsible for collecting all discharge feedback from patients using our friends and family tool and play an active role in using this feedback to improve our services. They will need to have excellent communication skills and be able to liaise effectively with Social Services, mental health teams, hospices etc and build strong relationships with all our community partners and commissioners. They will role model the identified Trust values at all times. In specialist settings, they will have a significant level of specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in the clinical functions of care delivery. They will provide advice and guidance also. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Clinical: Have a good clinical knowledge in acute nursing care, including HIV and Oncology/Haematology/Chemotherapy Lead on complex discharges for all patients in the area Ensure all discharges are well planned and safe, involving the patients significant others Promote and maintain a safe therapeutic environment for patients, their families and staff, according to national and local Infection Control guidelines, Health & Safety legislation and Trust policies and objectives Coordinate discharges and transfers, promoting timely and safe processes for them Ensure that patient flow and the management of beds is effective and safe Work closely with the palliative care team to ensure patients preference for end of life care is taken into consideration when planning discharge Maintain a good understanding and implementation of clinical escalation procedures as required Understand the Trust clinical governance framework, and participate in the promoting and safeguarding of high standards of care, through effective risk management & governance, and adherence to the Trust values Ensure that the team promote, ensure and adhere to the Trust safeguarding polices Coordinate specialist functions, including making clinical decisions where appropriate Monitor quality of standards of care, in line with CQC requirements and Trust and Divisional objectives Deliver and supervise a high quality patient experience from admission to discharge Work with manager to collect and disseminate data on quality indicators etc, in line with national and Trust objectives Promote and maintain patient safety at all times, including  proactively implementing falls prevention Lead role in the detection, management and prevention of safeguarding issues, implementing the appropriate use of IDVA’s and DOL’s etc Have an awareness of current professional and clinical developments within their area of practice and promote this to others Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Wide variety of clinical experience - Relevant post reg experience at Band 5 level for a minimum of 18 months **Desirable** - Experience of leading / actively participating in MDT meetings - Experience of teaching and supporting learners / new staff etc - Experience of identifying and planning early discharges for patients ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Enthusiastic and motivated - Effective role model, demonstrating values of safety, respect, kindness and excellence - Approachable, respectful, supportive adaptable ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Proven clinical knowledge linked to area of specialty, and excellence in care delivery - Clinical decision making skills and ability to prioritise workload - Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts **Desirable** - Proven knowledge of safety issues through clinical governance and risk management - Knowledge of current challenging and issues in nursing - Proven knowledge of TRUST electronic systems (OPTICA - TCH) ### Education & Qualification **Essential** - Degree in Registered Adult Nursing - Teaching / Mentorship Experience - Post registration qualification relevant to area of specialty or equivalent experience ## Documents - [ps b6 (pdf, 128.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446881) - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [functional requirement (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446882) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [job description b6 community liaison nurse (pdf, 936.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461948) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.