Community Nurse (Band 5) – Home Care & Palliative Support

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Lancing; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction programme

Ongoing professional development

Supportive team

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Adur PCN Team in Lancing, delivering high‑quality care to housebound patients in their own homes and care home settings.

You will work as part of a friendly multidisciplinary team, with a structured induction, ongoing support and development opportunities to build your community nursing skills in wound care, long‑term conditions, palliative and catheter care, safeguarding and hospital discharge support.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Wound management and catheter care experience are desirable.
• Ability to manage long-term conditions and provide safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care.
• Wound assessment and management.
• Catheter and continence care.
• Administration of medication, including insulin where competent.
• Supporting patients with long-term conditions and complex health needs.
• Palliative and end-of-life care delivery.
• Safeguarding adults and raising concerns where appropriate.
• Collaborating with GPs, therapists, care homes and the multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting hospital discharge and preventing unnecessary admissions.
• Maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to care planning.

Skills

Wound care

Long-term condition management

Palliative care

Catheter care

Safeguarding

Medication administration

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Job description

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Adur PCN Team in Lancing, delivering high‑quality care to housebound patients in their own homes and care home settings.

You will work as part of a friendly multidisciplinary team, with a structured induction, ongoing support and development opportunities to build your community nursing skills in wound care, long‑term conditions, palliative and catheter care, safeguarding and hospital discharge support.