Registered Nurse

The Role

As a Registered Nurse, the post holder will provide clinical leadership and direct nursing care to Service Users in their own homes. The role is central to meeting CQC requirements for the regulated activity of Treatment of Disease, Disorder and Injury, working closely with the Registered Manager to ensure strong clinical governance, oversight and quality assurance.

The post holder will ensure that all nursing interventions are safe, effective, evidence-based, and compliant with NMC standards, CQC regulations and Westwood Homecare policies.

This is a community-based role with no on-call requirement.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice & Care Delivery

• Deliver high-quality nursing care to Service Users in their own homes

•  Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for individuals with complex health needs, long-term conditions, acute illness or injury

•  Provide and oversee treatments including:

  • Wound care and pressure area management

  • Catheter care

  • PEG and enteral feeding support

  • Medication administration and clinical monitoring

  • Diabetes management

  • Infection prevention and control

• Ensure all care is evidence-based and aligned with NICE guidance

Treatment of Disease, Disorder & Injury

• Provide clinical oversight of nursing interventions within the scope of TDDI

• Ensure safe delegation of nursing tasks to trained and competent staff

• Monitor clinical outcomes and escalate concerns to GPs, community teams or emergency services where appropriate

• Support care that reduces the risk of deterioration and avoidable hospital admissions

Clinical Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with NMC Code of Conduct, CQC regulations and internal policies

• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical  records

• Contribute to audits, incident reporting and clinical risk assessments

• Support the Registered Manager during CQC inspections, providing clinical evidence and assurance

• Contribute to continuous quality improvement

Medication Management

• Oversee safe medication practices in line with legislation and policy

• Review MAR charts, medication incidents and errors

• Liaise with GPs, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals

• Provide guidance and training to staff involved in medication support

Safeguarding

• Identify, assess and escalate safeguarding concerns

• Ensure accurate documentation and reporting in line with local procedures

• Work collaboratively with safeguarding teams and senior management

• Promote dignity, consent, capacity and best-interest decision-making

Leadership & Training

• Provide clinical supervision and competency assessments

• Support the training and development of staff delivering delegated nursing tasks

• Contribute to inductions, refresher training and clinical skills development

• Act as a positive clinical role model

Multi-Disciplinary Working

• Communicate effectively with Service Users, families and healthcare professionals

• Attend reviews, MDT meetings and case conferences as required

• Support coordinated, integrated care across health and social care

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration

• Experience in community nursing, complex care or long-term conditions

• Strong understanding of clinical governance and safeguarding

• Ability to work autonomously in the community

• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Desirable

• Experience supporting CQC inspections or audits

• Experience supervising or assessing staff competencies

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive Salary, depending on experience

• No on-call requirement

• Paid business mileage

• Ongoing training and CPD support

• Support with NMC revalidation

• Opportunity to shape and develop a growing clinical service