Community Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.
“Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
The District Nursing teams in Christchurch are seeking a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to provide high-standard nursing care to people in their homes. The role involves wound care, palliative care, IV drug administration, and diabetes management. Full-time hours are available, with an expectation to work flexibly, including weekends, late shifts, and bank holidays. Full training and support, including a preceptorship program for newly qualified staff, will be provided.
Key responsibilities
- Provide wound care, palliative care, and IV drug administration.
- Administer medication and injections.
- Manage diabetes for patients.
- Work flexibly, including weekends, late shifts (until 8pm), and bank holidays pro rata.
- Drive and have access to a car to meet service needs.
Essential criteria
- Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level
- Membership of the relevant Professional Body
- Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training
- Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio
- Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role
- Supervised experience gained during clinical placements
- Ability to mentor students / supervise other junior staff
- Experience of contributing to the management of change
- Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
- Experience of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing advice
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
- Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff
- Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours
- Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills
- Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities
- Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required
- Experience of planning and organising ongoing activities, e.g. organise own time and that of junior staff and learners
- Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice
- Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,658 – £31,234 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Community Staff Nurse
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Our busy District Nursing teams in Christchurch are looking for a Band 5 community Staff Nurse to join their team, based at Christchurch Medical Centre . Applicants can be newly qualified, or experienced, as full training and support will be offered. We are looking for dynamic, motivated individuals who wish to provide high standard nursing care to people in their own homes.
Full time hours are available. The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
The successful individual must be able to drive and have access to a car.
Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
Main duties of the job
The role includes, wound care, palliative care, IV drug administration, medication/ injection administration, diabetes management and many other diverse skills.
This is a full time vacancy. There will be an expectation for the successful
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