Community Nurse

NHS

  • Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  • £31,049-37,796 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 4 hours ago
Full time and part time (30 hour) posts available.An exciting opportunity has arisen for Community Nurses to join the Neighbourhood Team in Bromsgrove. This will give you the rewarding opportunity to provide optimal care to patients in their own home. Shift patterns are between 07.30-18.30. Flexible working opportunities are available, and we would welcome you to discuss this at interview.We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible team player with a strong, quality driven patient focus and an ability to work through change to embed new ways of delivering care. The successful candidate will have experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team. In return we offer a great team environment, learning and development opportunities and supervision support.The teams consist of Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Healthcare Assistants and admin staff with GP, paramedic and social care colleagues working closely alongside. This enables the teams deliver planned nursing, therapy and admission avoidance/supported hospital discharge interventions to the adult patient population of Redditch and the surrounding areas.Due to the nature of the posts the applicant must be able to travel independently / have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes and hold a full UK driving license.If you would like to discuss informally please get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.Main duties of the jobA typical day as community nurse may start with greeting a diabetic patient and administering their insulin, followed by supporting patients at the end of their life to ensure gold standard care is delivered. You may then visit patients to dress a leg ulcer or post op wound, followed by changing a catheter, to flushing a patients central line. Following a morning of visits, you will return to the office for your team handover, this gives you the opportunity to discuss complex situations with your colleagues and undertake clinical supervision. You may then be called out to an urgent care response visit where a patient needs to be seen and assessed within 2 hours. No day is the same within community nursing and each day is as rewarding as the next, whether youve healed a leg ulcer or given a patient the best possible care at the end of their life. One thing we promise you is that community nursing is never boring!About usAt Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.What we offer;
  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website.We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.DetailsDate posted03 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£31,049 to £37,796 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-time, Flexible workingReference numberC9798-1634Job locationsPrincess Of Wales Community HospitalStourbridge RoadBromsgroveWorcestershireB61 0BBJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.Person SpecificationKnowledgeEssential
  • Variety of evidence based clinical skills.
  • Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance.
Desirable
  • Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation.
  • Venepuncture and IV therapy.
  • Management of syringe drivers.
Additional CriteriaEssential
  • Versatile and adaptable.
  • Team player.
  • Able to cope under pressure.
  • Compassion and empathy skills.
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.
  • All clinical staff must have the appropriate knowledge and skills to undertake their role. The skills framework (appendix one) developed for clinical posts, and issued on commencement, will assist staff to identify the knowledge and skills required and enable managers to monitor and identify any training needs.
Desirable
  • An ability to work in a variety of settings.
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience gained during Pre-Registration training.
Desirable
  • Community nursing experience.
  • Experience of management of caseloads.
Skills and AbilitiesEssential
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
  • Basic IT skills.
  • Able to work competently without supervision and set own priorities.
  • Responsible for own professional development.
  • Ability to understand professional and ethical issues.
  • Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
QualificationsEssential
  • Registered Nurse (RN1)
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
  • Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, diabetes.
  • Mentor award.
Person SpecificationKnowledgeEssential
  • Variety of evidence based clinical skills.
  • Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance.
Desirable
  • Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation.
  • Venepuncture and IV therapy.
  • Management of syringe drivers.
Additional CriteriaEssential
  • Versatile and adaptable.
  • Team player.
  • Able to cope under pressure.
  • Compassion and empathy skills.
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.
  • All clinical staff must have the appropriate knowledge and skills to undertake their role. The skills framework (appendix one) developed for clinical posts, and issued on commencement, will assist staff to identify the knowledge and skills required and enable managers to monitor and identify any training needs.
Desirable
  • An ability to work in a variety of settings.
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience gained during Pre-Registration training.
Desirable
  • Community nursing experience.
  • Experience of management of caseloads.
Skills and AbilitiesEssential
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
  • Basic IT skills.
  • Able to work competently without supervision and set own priorities.
  • Responsible for own professional development.
  • Ability to understand professional and ethical issues.
  • Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
QualificationsEssential
  • Registered Nurse (RN1)
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
  • Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, diabetes.
  • Mentor award.

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