The closing date is 09 April 2026
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Job summary
Do you have a passion for Community Nursing or feel ready to explore something new? Whether you’re experienced or completely new to community work, we’d love to welcome you.
Our team told us what they need and we listened. We understand the importance of balance, so we offer flexible working patterns tailored to your life. That could mean schoolfriendly hours. All we ask is that you bring your best to our patients and work collaboratively to maintain safety and high standards of care.
We’re committed to your growth. Our clear development pathway includes progression to Band 6 Deputy District Nurse roles, supporting you to build your clinical, leadership, and theoretical expertise in District Nursing.
At UHB, you’ll never feel like you’re on your own. You’ll be supported by your team, your managers, and our School of Nursing, AHPs, and Midwifery. The school offers a wide range of opportunities to help you grow and thrive in your professional development.
Above all, we want you to feel a genuine sense of belonging, community, and support.
Main duties of the job
The role involves delivering highquality, evidencebased nursing care to patients within their own homes, many of whom have complex and evolving needs. Our District Nursing teams work collaboratively with specialist nurses, GPs, Therapists, and Social Care colleagues to provide coordinated support for patients and their families, helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and promote independence.
We are seeking highly motivated, enthusiastic, and forwardthinking individuals who can embrace the challenges and opportunities within an everdeveloping primary care environment. Previous community experience is not essential — full training, guidance, and ongoing support will be provided to help you grow confidently into your role as a Community Nurse.
The Trust offers an excellent preceptorship programme, complemented by our new local induction for community services and the allocation of a dedicated buddy mentor within the team.
To meet the needs of the service, you will need to be able to work flexibly between 07:00 and 23:00 on a rota basis across seven days, and you must be able to drive. We actively promote flexible working and will consider a range of working patterns to support a healthy work–life balance.
Qualifications
Essential
- *Current registration as a First Level General Nurse
Experience
Essential
- *Knowledge in Safeguarding/ issues/procedures
- *Good IT skills
Desirable
- *IV Therapy Competent
- *Previous Community nursing experience
- *End of life care
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Comments on policies and procedures in own area of practice. Implements policies as required.
- *General care of own equipment and responsibility to maintain stock control of standard items e.g. stationary when required
- *Demonstrate own role to others as needed
- *Responsible for the contemporaneous recording and storage of data or client records in accordance with Trust policies or professional judgement.
- *Work under the direction of the caseload holder Report any major changes to the Senior District Nurse within an appropriate time frame.
- *Ability to assess, analyse and communicate with a wide range of professional and non-professional groups at individual or group level, on a wide range of often complex health and professional related issues
- *Demonstrates high level and of verbal and written communication
- *An ability to facilitate clear communication under a wide range of circumstances, which are often sensitive or complex in nature.
- *Ability to analyse and interpret complex facts or situations
- *Ability to prioritise between competing demands on personal and professional resources
- *High levels of analytical and judgement skills maybe required on occasions.
- *High degree of organizational and planning skills required to facilitate a wide variety of professional activities and demands from own practice.
- *Good time management skills
- *Ability to manage junior members of staff in the absence of the caseload holder
- *Ability to work as a team.
- *UK Driving licence / car owner
- *Ability to work shifts
- *Flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable
- *Participate in audits as required
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).