Community Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a Community Nurse role with Your Healthcare CIC, rated 'Outstanding' for care. The position involves delivering high-quality nursing care to clients in their own homes, including wound care, catheter management, and end-of-life care. It requires a car driver and offers a preceptorship program for newly qualified staff. The role is permanent and can be full-time or part-time, with some weekend and late shifts.
Key responsibilities
- Provide nursing care to service users in their own homes.
- Perform wound care, catheter management, medication administration, new assessments, and end-of-life care.
- Complete risk assessments and order equipment.
- Liaise with GPs and other healthcare professionals.
- Lone working while being part of a team.
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Scope of Professional practice and Revalidation.
- Knowledge of Primary Care and the role of Community Nursing
- Evidence of Research based practice.
- Knowledge of the value of clinical supervision
- Demonstrates application of theory to clinical skills used in daily practice e.g. catheter care, wound care,
- Able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- Confidence in establishing a rapport with clients, team members and other agencies
- IT skills
- Team player and able to work under pressure with minimal supervision
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic with a high standard of personal performance
- Team player
- Full and current GB driving license with access to and regular use of a car
- Able to work weekends/bank holidays as required
- Nursing experience in the last year
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team
- RN Qualification
- Evidence of continuing or evidence of aspirational Personal and Professional Development.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Integrated Care Teams
- Teaching skills
- Experience post registration within a variety of core areas e.g. Continence
- Wound Care
- PEG Management
- Catheter Management
- Bowel Care
- Palliative Care
- Long term conditions
- Recognised Courses e.g. Diabetes, Care of the Dying
- Practice supervisor/Practice Assessor course
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £36,943 – £44,900 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Are you a staff nurse looking for a
change? Or a newly qualified nurse looking for an exciting and challenging
role? Why not come and join the Community Nursing team at Your Healthcare.
Rated OUTSTANDING for CARE by the CQC, our highly skilled team require like
minded staff to join them.
We require ambitious, hardworking and
enthusiastic nurses to join our
community nursing service in Kingston. Working as part of a team you would be
delivering high quality nursing care to clients in their own homes.
We provide a preceptorship program to
support you in your role and ongoing training and development. Newly
qualified staff welcome.
You need to be a car driver with your
own vehicle. Flexibility is essential as you will be working a variety of
shifts including weekends.
If you can think on your feet and are
well organised, then this is the job for you.
This is a permanent post, can be full time or part time. The usual working hours are 08.30 til 16:30 and
will be Monday Friday. This role will
be required to work weekends 1 in 3 and
some late shifts from 11am til 7pm.
You will be mostly based at Hollyfield
House although you will also need to be able to travel to our other sites as
needed.
CLOSING DATE 23/09/2026
INTERVIEW DATE 05/10/2026
Main duties of the job
Providing
nursing care to service users in their own homes. This can include wound care,
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