Community Staff Nurse - Adult Community Nursing (Part-time Fixed-Term)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- 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 role is for a registered nurse to join the Adult Community Nursing team at East Grinstead PCN, based at The Annex, Crawley Down Health Centre. The main duties involve diabetic management, wound care (including leg ulcers), palliative care, and bladder and bowel care. The successful applicant will work with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management, and independence, and will also support evidence-based care and staff development.
Key responsibilities
- Manage diabetic patients.
- Provide wound management, including leg ulcers diagnosis and treatment.
- Deliver palliative care.
- Manage bladder and bowel care, including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.
- Work in partnership with local health and social providers for specific patient groups under frailty.
- Participate in a team supporting evidence-based care and facilitating staff learning and development.
Essential criteria
- RN qualification / degree or diploma
- ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse
- Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role Practice supervisor
- [contact details removed] reflect and learn from situations
- Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and development Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- A clear understanding of the role of Community staff nurse
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
- Car Driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act for reasonable adjustments
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, Catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers.
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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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Community Staff Nurse - Adult Community Nursing (Part-time Fixed-Term)
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
East Grinstead PCN is looking for a registered nurse to join the team. We are based at The Annex, Crawley Down Health Centre covering East Grinstead and surrounding villages.
If you are newly registered or looking for a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a great opportunity to specialise in a highly diverse and rewarding field. Community nursing offers the applicants many specialties in one role.
Any successful applicants will have an individual induction plan to ease into this community environment.
As this is a part-time fixed-term role, please note:
Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes - GOV.UK
Health and Care Worker visa: If you'll need to meet different salary requirements - GOV.UK
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