# Community Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse/d53b8853-4273-46bb-82b9-ca7c3bab1d96 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse/d53b8853-4273-46bb-82b9-ca7c3bab1d96.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Location:** St Bernard's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of HCAS pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Business Development) - **Employment type:** Part time - 10 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T15:30:34.488Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Ealing/West_London_NHS_Trust/Community_nurse/Community_nurse-v8307909 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8307909?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 An exciting opportunity has come up for the Adult Community Nursing Service, Night Nursing. We are currently looking for a Band 5 Community Nurses to work across the Hounslow areas based at Clayponds Hospital. The service operates from 19:00 until 07:00 seven days a week. The service has 2 shifts, 19:00 until 12 midnight (Twilight) and 19:00 until 7:00 AM (Overnight) ### Main duties of the job To provide high quality, skilled nursing care and to assist the Community 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 out of hours service providers, 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 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. ### 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. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### 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 - Awareness of child safeguarding **Desirable** - Knowledge of National Service Framework for Older People & other NSF’s ### Experience **Essential** - Recent experience of Nursing at Level 5, or evidence of a back to nursing programme - 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 - Experience or recognised qualification in areas such as: - Health Promotion - Diabetes - Care of the older person - Continence - Palliative care Medical/Surgical Nursing ### Skills/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 - Confidence and ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies - Demonstrates high standard of Infection prevention and control - Clinical skills – Administration of medications including injections, catheterisation, wound dressings - Practice with the NMC Code of Professional Practice - Teaching Skills - Mentorship certificate ## Documents - [oh requirements (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3067) - [job description (docx, 518.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10627903) ## 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.