# Community Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse/1f15b760-83b5-4e0d-ae1b-5e974cc61f8e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse/1f15b760-83b5-4e0d-ae1b-5e974cc61f8e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Town:** Southall - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-08T14:42:25.687Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Brentford/West_London_NHS_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8141595 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview If you are caring, compassionate and see nursing in the community as your career option, come and join our team. To work within the Hounslow Care Home Support Team to provide care and support CQC registered Care Home in Hounslow. The Registered Nurse will work as part of the Care Home Support Team supporting the Care Homes to deliver high quality, person centred, compassionate care. They will be part of the multi-disciplinary/integrated team delivering care and support to patients working within the standards of proficiency outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and in accordance with WLT policies and protocols, with access to advice and supervision as required. To carry out clinical duties and be prepared to undertake clinical skills update as per needs of the service and specific patient after training and competence assessment, with support from an identified mentor for example, blood pressure, pulse and temperature recording, urinalysis, blood glucose monitoring, wound dressings, and non-complex assessments and reviews This will involve working independently but as part of the team covering geographical areas in Hounslow. ### Main duties of the job We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse to provide safe and effective support, education and care as a valued member of the Hounslow Care Home Support Team.  The Registered Nurse will work autonomously within the Care Homes using their enhanced clinical skills. You will be supported with your development in practice to deliver safe and effective care. Access to a motor vehicle is essential, with appropriate driving license. Please ensure that your application demonstrates that you meet the essential criteria as listed in the job specification. ### 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 The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Personal **Essential** - Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary Team - Positive Attitude - Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant - Honest and adaptable - Team player - Enthusiastic - Continual professional development ### Knowledge **Essential** - 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** - Knowledge of National Service Framework for Older People & other NSF’s - Awareness of child safeguarding ### Experience **Essential** - Recent experience of Nursing at Level 5, or evidence of a back to nursing programme **Desirable** - 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 - Supervision of junior staff ### Qualifications **Essential** - Level 1 Registered Nurse- with valid registration with the NMC - RN1 ,RNA **Desirable** - Experience or recognised qualification in areas such as:  Health Promotion  Diabetes  Care of the older person  Continence  Palliative care Medical/Surgical Nursing ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Ability to undertake a shift system - Good communication skills effective with clients and colleagues - Able to work without direct supervision - Use a problem solving approach - Demonstrates high standard of Infection prevention and control - Clinical skills – Administration of medications including injections, catheterisation, wound dressings - Confidence and ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies - Computer Literacy and keyboard skills - Practice with the NMC Code of Professional Practice - Access to a motor vehicle for use at work and UK driving licence or competent cyclist **Desirable** - Teaching Skills - Mentorship certificate ## Documents - [oh requirements (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3067) - [job description (docx, 517.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10440312) - [occupational health requirements (pdf, 376.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3003) ## 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.