Community Staff Nurse

Bidvane; Glenfield; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive community nursing hubs

Flexible working opportunities

Autonomy in role

Clinical and managerial supervision

Preceptorship for newly qualified NPNs

Career development opportunities

Free parking and mileage reimbursement

No night shifts

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking staff nurses to deliver home-based care across wound and leg ulcers, palliative and end-of-life care, and IV medications. The role focuses on enabling patients to stay at home and avoid hospital admission, with shifts across 08:00–22:00 and no night shifts.

You will work in community nursing hubs, receive supervision, and have opportunities for preceptorship and career development while maintaining flexible working patterns and mileage

Qualifications

• Adult nursing qualification (or student adult nurse qualifying in January 2027)
• NMC registration as an adult nurse
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for work

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care, including management of wounds and leg ulcers
• Care for patients with a palliative diagnosis, including symptom control and care in the last days of life
• Manage bowel, continence and catheter care
• Administer medication, including IV
• Support patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission
• Promote self-care and independence
• Collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team

Education

Adult nursing qualification (or student adult nurse qualifying in January 2027)

Job description

Community nursing teams at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust need staff nurses to deliver care to patients in their own homes. The work covers wound and leg ulcer care, palliative and end-of-life care, medication including IV, and keeping people out of hospital. The service runs seven days a week from 08:00 to 22:00 with no night shifts, and hours of 30 to 37.5 a week are on offer. Applicants must be registered adult nurses, newly qualified, or students qualifying in January 2027, as sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical care, including management of wounds and leg ulcers
• Care for patients with a palliative diagnosis, including symptom control and care in the last days of life
• Manage bowel, continence and catheter care
• Administer medication, including IV
• Support patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission
• Promote self-care and independence
• Collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Adult nursing qualification, or student adult nurse qualifying in January 2027

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as an adult nurse

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence
• Access to a car for work use
• Permission to work in the UK
• DBS disclosure, cost met by the individual

What’s offered

• Supportive community nursing hubs
• Flexible working opportunities
• Autonomy in role
• Clinical and managerial supervision
• Preceptorship for newly qualified nurses
• Career development opportunities
• Free parking and mileage reimbursement
• No night shifts