Community Staff Nurse (Workington)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse to join a supportive community nursing team in Workington. The role involves providing holistic care in patients' homes, managing referrals, assessing risks, and delivering a range of clinical nursing duties. The successful candidate will contribute to safe, effective, and patient-centred care within the community.
Essential criteria
- Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing (ENB 998/NST 307) or equivalent
- Post registration qualification in Acute/Chronic Disease Management
- Nurse Prescribing
- Demonstrable recent community nursing experience.
- Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
- Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers.
- Evidence of clinical/professional development.
- Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
- Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
- Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions.
- Understanding of scope of professional practice.
- Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
- Self awareness and appreciation of limitations.
- Demonstrate ability of change management.
- Problem solving skills
- Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to delegate effectively.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
- IT skills.
- Personal Circumstances
- Demonstrates flexibility to meet needs of service.
- Able to travel independently of public transport
- Current driving licence with access to own vehicle.
- Level 1 registered nursing qualifications
- Post registration qualification in teaching/assessing (ENB 998/NST 307) or equivalent
- Post registration qualification in Acute/Chronic Disease Management
- Nurse Prescribing
- Demonstrable recent community nursing experience.
- Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
- Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers.
- Evidence of clinical/professional development.
- Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
- Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
- Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions.
- Understanding of scope of professional practice.
- Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
- Self awareness and appreciation of limitations.
- Demonstrate ability of change management.
- Problem solving skills
- Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
- Skills and Aptitudes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to delegate effectively.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
- IT skills.
- Personal Circumstances
- Demonstrates flexibility to meet needs of service.
- Able to travel independently of public transport
- Current driving licence with access to own vehicle.
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 15d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Community Staff Nurse (Workington)
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our supportive team in Workington ICC. This role is open to registered nurses who have gone through their preceptorship period.
This is a permanent contract for 37.5 hours per week.
If you are looking to become part of a friendly community nursing team, providing holistic care in the home environment this job is for you...
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Workington Community Nursing Team. The team thrives to deliver safe, effective and patient centred care to the population of our case load. We are looking to recruit registered, eager to develop their community nursing career.
Main duties of the job
- To prioritise referrals and manage workload
- To assess, monitor and continually evaluate risk management of situation and environment for both patient/carer/family and staff and deal with safety issues as identified.
- To assess, deliver and evaluate all aspects of clinical nursing care based on best practice.
- Use of equipment/technology to aid appropriate assessment of patient condition and delivery of treatment such as Doppler, Syringe Driver, enteral feed system, moving and handling equipment
- To carry out a range of clinical
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