Community Nurse Twilight & Night Service

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a compassionate and motivated Band 5 Community Nurse to join our Community Adult Twilight & Night Service based in Brent.

Our dedicated team provides high-quality, responsive nursing care to patients within their own homes, helping them to remain independent while preventing unnecessary hospital admissions. We are committed to delivering safe, evidence-based and patient-centred care, ensuring every patient receives the highest standard of support.

This is an excellent opportunity for a registered nurse who enjoys working autonomously within the community while being part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.

We are recruiting nurses to work the following shifts:

• Twilight Shift: 4:00pm - 12:00 midnight
• Night Shift: 12:00 midnight - 8:30am

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional community nursing care and are looking to develop your skills within a friendly and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The Community Nurse will provide a mixture of general and specific care to a group of patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse or allied health professional. The Community Nurse will work in patient/carers own homes as well as visiting patients in residential homes.

The post holder will be expected to become proficient and competent in their area of practice by undertaking competency assessments specific to the area of clinical practice. The Community Nurse will promote optimum independence and individualised client centred care to a delegated caseload.

The post holder will also support the Community Nursing Team to deliver against key performance indicators and maintain quality of the service. The service is provided seven days per week 4pm-Midnight and Midnight-8.30am covering the five localities across Brent

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Car driver

Essential

• Driving skills

Education/Qualification

Essential

• RN
• NMC

Desirable

• Evidence of other registration and education training

Experience

Essential

• Clinical nursing experience
• Working with people with complex health needs
• Experience of undertaking assessment by utilising evidence-based care.
• Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
• Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of training other students and HCAs
• Participation in audit; research projects, service development
• Post registration experience in a NHS community environment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
• Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency.
• Knowledge of risk involved in working in the community
• Knowledge of evidence based practice
• Knowledge of management of long-term condition e.g Diabetes and an understanding of the concept of self-management
• Knowledge of infection control
• Literacy and numeracy skills
• Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues

Desirable

• Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
• Knowledge of the Audit process

Key attributes

Essential

• Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in change process in the team
• Ability to organise and participate in weekly work allocation and able to prioritise and delegate effectively
• Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writting such as computerised documentation and data entry.entation and data
• Ability to facilitate and support HCAs

Desirable

• Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice

Person Specification
Car driver

Essential

• Driving skills

Education/Qualification

Essential

• RN
• NMC

Desirable

• Evidence of other registration and education training

Experience

Essential

• Clinical nursing experience
• Working with people with complex health needs
• Experience of undertaking assessment by utilising evidence-based care.
• Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
• Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of training other students and HCAs
• Participation in audit; research projects, service development
• Post registration experience in a NHS community environment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
• Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency.
• Knowledge of risk involved in working in the community
• Knowledge of evidence based practice
• Knowledge of management of long-term condition e.g Diabetes and an understanding of the concept of self-management
• Knowledge of infection control
• Literacy and numeracy skills
• Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues

Desirable

• Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
• Knowledge of the Audit process

Key attributes

Essential

• Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in change process in the team
• Ability to organise and participate in weekly work allocation and able to prioritise and delegate effectively
• Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others
• Ability to communicate well verbally and in writting such as computerised documentation and data entry.entation and data
• Ability to facilitate and support HCAs

Desirable

• Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust
Address

Willesden Centre for Health and Care

Robson Ave, Willesden Centre for Health and Care

London

NW10 3RY

United Kingdom

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