Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
An opportunityfor 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. 4 shifts per week (18.0hrs/week).
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 18.0 hours per week.
About us
Values
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 ourwork.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 servicesas safe as possible
- 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
- Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
- Being open and transparent about their own practice
- Supervising the work of others
- Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
- Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
- Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 servicesas safe as possible
- 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
- Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
- Being open and transparent about their own practice
- Supervising the work of others
- Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
- Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
- Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered NMC nurse (Adult) or awaiting pin, diploma or degree.
- Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- Evidence of ongoing relevant CPD.
- Willingness to undertake further studies as required as part of this role.
Desirable
- Community experience as a student or substantive role.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, use handover effectively, speaking face to face but and by telephone, writing letters and reports.
- Able to maintain electronic patient records and working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
- Empowering and working in partnership
- Safeguarding and advocacy
- Understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with
- Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience
- Knowledge of recent development with health & social care.
- Able to pass on urgent client information to District Nurse/ Team Lead
- Able to organize own workload without direct supervision
- Act as a mentor to HCAs, Nursing Associates and students.
- Understanding and appreciation of diversity and equality in practice.
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Be a role model and embody CNWL's values by being Caring, Respectful, Empowering and working in Partnership.
- In addition you will be expected to be: Willing to learn from and share with peers -Positive -Flexible -Adaptable -Reliable -Professionally brave and willing to act as an advocate for your patients -An effective organizer with prioritization skills -Able to work with NMC code -Attention to detail
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered NMC nurse (Adult) or awaiting pin, diploma or degree.
- Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- Evidence of ongoing relevant CPD.
- Willingness to undertake further studies as required as part of this role.
Desirable
- Community experience as a student or substantive role.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, use handover effectively, speaking face to face but and by telephone, writing letters and reports.
- Able to maintain electronic patient records and working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Care planning: being able to assess patients, develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
- Empowering and working in partnership
- Safeguarding and advocacy
- Understanding how the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards impacts on their work and the people they are working with
- Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and the patient experience
- Knowledge of recent development with health & social care.
- Able to pass on urgent client information to District Nurse/ Team Lead
- Able to organize own workload without direct supervision
- Act as a mentor to HCAs, Nursing Associates and students.
- Understanding and appreciation of diversity and equality in practice.
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential
- Be a role model and embody CNWL's values by being Caring, Respectful, Empowering and working in Partnership.
- In addition you will be expected to be: Willing to learn from and share with peers -Positive -Flexible -Adaptable -Reliable -Professionally brave and willing to act as an advocate for your patients -An effective organizer with prioritization skills -Able to work with NMC code -Attention to detail
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
