Community Staff Nurse - Health Visiting
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Community Staff Nurse to join the Princes Risborough Health Visiting team in Buckinghamshire. The role involves working as part of a high-performing Health Visiting Service, with bespoke training and an induction program provided. Candidates should be proactive, have good communication skills, and understand the public health role within health visiting and safeguarding practice. A driving license is required to travel between community localities.
Key responsibilities
- Work as part of a high performing Health Visiting Service.
- Be pro-active, with good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the public health role within health visiting.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the current health visiting service and safeguarding practice.
- Drive between different community localities to meet the requirements of the post.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
Desirable criteria
- Leadership at the Point of Care, or other leadership training
- Staff Appraisal Training
- Evidence of further continued professional development
- Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
- Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
- Works to evidence-based practice
- Awareness of interagency collaboration
- Computer skills
- Ability to identify families with complex health needs
- Experience of undertaking staff appraisals
- Participation in Specialist projects
- Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
- Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
- Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
- Able to demonstrate clinically effective practice with children and families
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- Knowledge of current issues which impact on Professional Practice
- Able to evaluate and audit practice to help achieve positive health outcomes
- Work within local and National Frameworks for implementing Clinical Governance
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Special Circumstances
- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
- Education & Qualifications
- Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
- Leadership at the Point of Care, or other leadership training
- Staff Appraisal Training
- Evidence of further continued professional development
- Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
- Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
- Works to evidence-based practice
- Awareness of interagency collaboration
- Computer skills
- Ability to identify families with complex health needs
- Experience of undertaking staff appraisals
- Participation in Specialist projects
- Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
- Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
- Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
- Able to demonstrate clinically effective practice with children and families
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- Knowledge of current issues which impact on Professional Practice
- Able to evaluate and audit practice to help achieve positive health outcomes
- Work within local and National Frameworks for implementing Clinical Governance
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Special Circumstances
- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Community Staff Nurse - Health Visiting
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
How would you like to work as part of a high performing Health Visiting Service in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire?An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join Princes Risborough Health Visiting team.
Main duties of the job
Bespoke training will provide support and ensure competencies within the role. You will be pro-active, have good communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrate an understanding of the public health role within health visiting.An induction programme will be provided for successful candidate to support their transition into the community health visiting team. Candidates do not need to have experience of working within the health visiting service but do require knowledge and understanding of the current health visiting service and safeguarding practice. The successful applicant may have the opportunity to apply for Health Visitor training.
To meet the requirements of this post you are required to be able to drive between different community localities.
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