Job summary
The Community Ambulatory service offers Intravenous Administration and wound care borough wide for residents of Hillingdon. Referrals are mainly from local hospitals and the service operates 7 days a week (IV clinic at weekend only). The clinics are based at Oak Farm clinic, Northwood health centre and The Warren clinic in Hillingdon. The main base when not assigned to clinic is Beaufort House in Uxbridge.
Band 6 nurses work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 6 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
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
Patient Safety
Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as 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
Promote areas for practice development, devising guidelines and procedures to support the delivery of care
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.
To ensure appropriate supplies and equipment are in place and maintained in line with best practice in relation to client care and review as per local policy.
The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
About us
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
It is the aim of the Trust to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, marital/partnership status, race, religion, age, creed, colour, ethnic origin, disability, part time working status and real or suspected HIV/AIDS status and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end the Trust has a Valuing Diversity in the Workplace Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success. As a member of staff at CNWL you have a personal responsibility to ensure and to support equality and value diversity. This means that you ensure that you do not discriminate, harass or bully or contribute to discrimination, harassment or bullying of a colleague, visitors or service users or condone discrimination, harassment or bullying by others. In addition, if you are a team leader, manager or director, you have a personal responsibility to promote and develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD&PS for full details of duties and responsibilities.
Please note that this role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) training, including the use of force techniques. This is because of the high-acuity nature of the ward environment and the need to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. The role is conditional upon candidates being able to engage in TMVA training during the course of their employment whilst undertaking this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD&PS for full details of duties and responsibilities.
Please note that this role requires successful candidates to be able to engage in Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression (TMVA) training, including the use of force techniques. This is because of the high-acuity nature of the ward environment and the need to ensure the safety of both patients and staff. The role is conditional upon candidates being able to engage in TMVA training during the course of their employment whilst undertaking this role
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse [Adult]
- Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience as a Band 5/6 community nurse/clinic nurse
- Care planning: being able to assess patients,develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
- HR skills training e.g. recruitment, managing absence
- Empowering and working in partnership
- Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding/Advocacy
- Knowledge and understanding of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act
- Manual Handling Patients
- Obtaining consent
- Medicines Management and administration
- Infection control and Asceptic Non touch technique
Desirable
- Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team,present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Able to maintain electronic patient records. Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
- Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and thepatient experience
- Clinical Skills Specific to Service: Advanced wound care skills- eg compression therapy, doppler assessments, VAC dressings, IV administration, cannulation, phlebotomy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse [Adult]
- Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience as a Band 5/6 community nurse/clinic nurse
- Care planning: being able to assess patients,develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
- HR skills training e.g. recruitment, managing absence
- Empowering and working in partnership
- Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding/Advocacy
- Knowledge and understanding of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act
- Manual Handling Patients
- Obtaining consent
- Medicines Management and administration
- Infection control and Asceptic Non touch technique
Desirable
- Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team,present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Able to maintain electronic patient records. Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
- Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and thepatient experience
- Clinical Skills Specific to Service: Advanced wound care skills- eg compression therapy, doppler assessments, VAC dressings, IV administration, cannulation, phlebotomy.
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).
