Community Staff Nurse

Sussex Community Nhs Foundation Trust; Crawley Down; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a registered nurse to join the community team serving East Grinstead and surrounding areas from Crawley Down Health Centre. The role emphasizes diabetic and wound care, palliative support, and continence management within a diverse community setting.

The post offers an opportunity for professional development with an induction plan and a focus on independent practice.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current UK registration (NMC).
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to apply research-based practice.
• Driver with access to a vehicle for work.

Responsibilities

• Diabetic management in community setting.
• Wound management including leg ulcers.
• Palliative and end-of-life care.
• Bladder and bowel care including catheter care.
• Support rehabilitation and self-management.

Skills

RN qualification

NMC registration

Clinical competencies

Communication skills

Numeracy & literacy

IT literacy

Driving licence

Education

RN qualification / degree or diploma

NMC registration

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

Community Staff Nurse Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Crawley, United Kingdom

Job summary
East Grinstead PCN is looking for a registered nurse to join the team. We are based at The Annex, Crawley Down Health Centre covering East Grinstead and surrounding villages.
If you are newly registered or looking for a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a great opportunity to specialise in a highly diverse and rewarding field. Community nursing offers the applicants many specialties in one role.
Any successful applicants will have an individual induction plan to ease into this community environment.
As this is a part-time fixed-term role, please note:
Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Main duties of the job
On the Person Specification their are some of the competencies and expectations you will either have or need to develop if you were successful. The main aspects of the role are diabetic management, wound management including leg ulcers diagnosis and treatment and palliative care. Also bladder and bowel care including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.
As well as the traditional type of patients as stated above, we work in partnership with the local health and social providers covering a specific group of people under frailty.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing


• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex


• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement


• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities


• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton


• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks


• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust


• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values
Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job responsibilities
Our goal is to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.
Qualifications
Essential

• RN qualification / degree or diploma


• ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards


• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies


• Good numeracy and literacy skills


• Good communication and negotiation skills


• Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice


• Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services


• A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse


• Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care


• IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period


• Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role Practice supervisor


• Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, Catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers.


• Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations


• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and development Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions


• A clear understanding of the role of Community staff nurse


• Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them


• Car Driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act for reasonable adjustments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Full-time