Community Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
The Community Staff Nurse will provide high-standard clinical care to patients referred for District Nursing Services. This role involves autonomous clinical practice, patient assessment, care coordination, and delivering complex care in the community. The post holder will ensure safe and effective care in patients' homes, adhering to NMC Code of Conduct and Trust policies. Key duties include holistic assessments, care planning, and maintaining accurate documentation.
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to use IT systems including EPR
- Ability to maintain accurate, timely and contemporaneous records
Desirable criteria
- Experience of SystmOne use
- Supervise and assess staff performance and development
- Other
- Car driver and willingness to use own car for work purposes
- Ability to be flexible to cover the needs of the service, including weekends/bank holidays, where appropriate
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- Knowledge/Experience
- Understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications.
- Significant experience and competence in community nursing.
- Able to assess patients with complex health care needs in community settings and develop care plans to meet needs
- Palliative care experience.
- Wound management including Doppler skills
- Phlebotomy experience/competency.
- Experience of risk management and governance
- Teaching & Assessment Qualification (ie ENB 998)
- Extended/Supplementary Nurse Prescriber
- Care and Management of PICC and Hickman Lines
- IV Therapy Administration
- Verification of death
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to use IT systems including EPR
- Ability to maintain accurate, timely and contemporaneous records
- Experience of SystmOne use
- Supervise and assess staff performance and development
- Other
- Car driver and willingness to use own car for work purposes
- Ability to be flexible to cover the needs of the service, including weekends/bank holidays, where appropriate
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- Knowledge/Experience
- Understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications.
- Significant experience and competence in community nursing.
- Able to assess patients with complex health care needs in community settings and develop care plans to meet needs
- Palliative care experience.
- Wound management including Doppler skills
- Phlebotomy experience/competency.
- Experience of risk management and governance
- Teaching & Assessment Qualification (ie ENB 998)
- Extended/Supplementary Nurse Prescriber
- Care and Management of PICC and Hickman Lines
- IV Therapy Administration
- Verification of death
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided for patients referred to the team for District Nursing Services.
The role focuses on autonomous clinical practice, patient assessment, care coordination, and delivery of complex care in the community, ensuring patients receive safe, effective care in their own home.
The post holder must adhere at all times to the Code of Conduct as published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and must work within the policies and guidelines as laid down by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Care
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care and clinical procedures to patients in their own homes or community settings
- Undertakeholistic patient assessments, including physical, psychological,and social needs
- Plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation using electronic patient record.
Assessment and Care Planning
- Undertake initial and ongoing patient assessments to identify care needs and risks.
- Recognise deterioration and escalate concerns appropriately.
Caseload Support
- Support the management of the caseload under the supervision of a District Nurse
- Prioritise workload and escalate any concerns.
- Work collaboratively with members of the MDT.
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