Community Nurse

Surrey Downs Health and Care; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health and Care Leatherhead is recruiting Band 5 Community Nurses to deliver patient-centered care in the home and local community. You will join a seven-day service, with weekend rotation, contributing to team management and development of innovative practice.

Candidates should hold UK NMC registration, be willing to drive, and engage in continuous CPD. The role offers development opportunities via our Learning & Development Department and a commitment to high-quality,

Qualifications

• Current UK NMC registration and practising certification.
• Post-registration CPD evidence is required.
• Experience in community nursing or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the team, taking lead responsibilities as negotiated with District Nurse.
• Assess, deliver and evaluate holistic care plans for individuals.
• Involve, support, inform and educate family and carers.
• Maintain clear, comprehensive records per SDHC procedures.
• Promote health and wellbeing and liaise with other professionals.

Skills

Assess care

IT skills

Teaching

Leadership

Communication

Education

CPD evidence

Job description

Main area Community Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Seven day service, one weekend in four) Job ref 343-SDH&C-8357868

Employer Surrey Downs Health and Care Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site Leatherhead Hospital Town Leatherhead Salary £33,677 - £40,996 Pro Rata Per Annum inc Fringe HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Surrey Downs Health and Care

Community Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Surrey Downs Health & Care

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Nurses to work at Leatherhead PCN, within Surrey Downs Health & Care. If you are passionate about caring for people and making a difference within your community, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for nursing staff from all backgrounds including newly qualified, those more experienced, looking for a change, maybe wanting to work locally, excited by the difference of being out within the community with the benefits and challenges that brings.

To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages.

Please note these roles require post holders to hold a current and valid driving licence enabling them to drive in the UK and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

We have our own Learning & Development Department that have a range of different courses and development plans that give you the opportunity to grow your career.

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of the team undertaking lead responsibilities as negotiated and agreed with District Nurse
• Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times
• Assess individual care needs, implement and evaluate holistic programmes of care
• Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers
• Take every opportunity to promote health and wellbeing of the patient
• Develop effective communication and liaison systems
• Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to SDHC procedures
• Facilitate/undertake training and professional updating for team and students
• Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff
• Maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care
• Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines
• Support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activities
• Work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the senior team member, deputising as required
• Be responsible and maintain timely patient care
• Be responsible for maintain data entry and other record keeping
• To work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the patient

Working for our organisation

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Band 5 Job Description & Person Specifications for further details about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of continued professional development post registration

Experience

• To have an understanding of current issues affecting the NHS
• Understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda
• Some community experience

Skills

• Ability to assess, deliver and evaluate quality care
• IT skills and timely data entry
• Teaching skills
• Ability to assess, deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care
• Leadership skills

Other

• Ability to work under pressure
• Car driver with a valid License to drive in UK with access to a car to use for business purposes

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.