The closing date is 25 January 2026
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata, per annum
Job summary
Community Nursing Teams provide interventions for houseboundpatients aged 18 and over delivering personalised nursing care tothose with complex and long-term conditions. The aim of our service is to enable patients to stay safe and well in their chosen environment.
The service actively works to prevent avoidable admissions by providing tailored care that meets the patient need and assists them in actively achieving their long-term health goals and self-care where possible. The service operates in teams aligned to Primary Care Networks and provides integrated care founded in the framework of the Multidisciplinary Team
Main duties of the job
Your daily activities will be varied to include:
- Palliative and end of life care provision including symptom control, advance care planning and verification of death
- Administration of medication including IV therapy
- Wound management including leg ulcers, post-operative surgical wounds, drains
- Bladder and bowel care
- Health promotion, education and support to manage long-term conditions
Qualifications, training and experience
Essential
- You will have a Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing
- You will be a registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- You’ll need to have recent experience of healthcare gained through education, work experience or previous employment. This role is ideal for a newly qualified graduate nurse.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- You’ll need have sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing.
- You will need to be able to work well under pressure and be able to organise your own work.
- You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases.
- You will have knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks.
- You will fully understand the role and remit of a health care worker.
- You will understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health.
- Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage.
Working environment
Essential
- A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role. Should you require workplace adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to supporting you to meet the mobility requirements of the role wherever possible.
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).