Community Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
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 a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse role within a District Nursing team, providing high-quality, patient-centred care in patients' homes across RCT and surrounding areas. The nurse will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate holistic care for a diverse caseload, promoting independence and well-being. The role requires autonomous practice, managing a caseload, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. It demands excellent clinical skills, strong communication, and a commitment to empathetic care in a community setting.
Essential criteria
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively liaise with patients, families, carers, and a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Welsh language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above
- Other
- Ability to work autonomously, manage a defined caseload, and prioritise workload effectively in a dynamic community setting. Must demonstrate good organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Participation in recent professional development activities relevant to community nursing, such as study days, short courses, or portfolio development.
- Understanding of Community Nursing Frameworks
- Knowledge of relevant policies, guidelines, and frameworks governing community nursing practice, such as safeguarding, mental capacity act, and continuing healthcare.
- Working towards District Nursing Specialist Practitioner qualification
- Proven ability to provide empathetic and patient-centred care.
- IT Proficiency: Competence in using electronic patient record systems (EPR) and other relevant IT systems for documentation, communication, and accessing patient information.
- Autonomous Practice and Time Management - Ability to conduct comprehensive patient assessments, develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans in collaboration with the patient and other healthcare professionals.
- Experience with Specific Conditions/Client Groups - Experience in managing patients with long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, COPD, heart failure) or specific client groups relevant to community nursing (e.g., palliative care, continence).
- Mentorship/Teaching Experience - Experience in supervising or mentoring junior staff, student nurses, or healthcare assistants, or a willingness to undertake mentorship training
- Registration
- UK NMC Registration as a registered nurse (adult)
- Communication skills
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively liaise with patients, families, carers, and a multidisciplinary team.
- Welsh language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above
- Other
- Ability to work autonomously, manage a defined caseload, and prioritise workload effectively in a dynamic community setting. Must demonstrate good organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Participation in recent professional development activities relevant to community nursing, such as study days, short courses, or portfolio development.
- Understanding of Community Nursing Frameworks
- Knowledge of relevant policies, guidelines, and frameworks governing community nursing practice, such as safeguarding, mental capacity act, and continuing healthcare.
- Working towards District Nursing Specialist Practitioner qualification
- Proven ability to provide empathetic and patient-centred care.
- IT Proficiency: Competence in using electronic patient record systems (EPR) and other relevant IT systems for documentation, communication, and accessing patient information.
- Autonomous Practice and Time Management - Ability to conduct comprehensive patient assessments, develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans in collaboration with the patient and other healthcare professionals.
- Experience with Specific Conditions/Client Groups - Experience in managing patients with long-term conditions (e.g., diabetes, COPD, heart failure) or specific client groups relevant to community nursing (e.g., palliative care, continence).
- Mentorship/Teaching Experience - Experience in supervising or mentoring junior staff, student nurses, or healthcare assistants, or a willingness to undertake mentorship training
- Registration
- UK NMC Registration as a registered nurse (adult)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,557 – £39,631 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Community Staff Nurse
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join our dynamic and supportive District Nursing team. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality, patient-centred nursing care within the homes of individuals across RCT and the surrounding areas.
As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating holistic nursing care for a diverse caseload of patients, promoting independence and well-being. You will work autonomously, managing your own caseload, whilst also collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team including GPs, social workers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals.
This role requires excellent clinical skills, strong communication abilities, and a commitment to delivering empathetic care within the community setting. If you are a dedicated and adaptable registered nurse looking to make a significant difference to patients' lives outside of a hospital environment, we encourage you to apply.
Please note : We welcome applications from registered nurses; however, this role is not suitable for student nurses who have not yet obtained NMC registration. Candidates must be registered with the NMC at the point of application.
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