Community Staff Nurse

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a part-time Community Staff Nurse to join the Haywards Heath Central and Villages PCN Community Team. You will provide high-quality care in patients' homes with responsibilities including diabetic and wound management, and palliative care. This role offers flexible working options and excellent training opportunities within a compassionate and collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Supportive networks including LGBTQIA+ and Disability Confident Leaders

Qualifications

• Registered nurse qualified with community nursing experience.
• Ability to deliver high-quality care in patients' homes.
• Knowledge in diabetic and wound management required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality community care in patients' homes.
• Participate in team supporting evidence-based care.
• Manage diabetic and wound care and perform palliative tasks.

Skills

Community nursing

Wound management

Diabetic management

Palliative care

Bladder and bowel care

Education

Registered nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join the Haywards Heath Central and Villages PCN Community Team. The PCN is a group of practices collaborating with community and other health and care services. PCNs enable more proactive, personalised, coordinated, and integrated health and social care. Care is organised around individuals' needs through collaborative working to deliver excellent patient care at the heart of the community. Haywards Heath PCN Team is looking for registered nurses to join. Whether newly registered or seeking a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a chance to specialise in a highly diverse and rewarding field. Community nursing provides many specialties in one role. Successful applicants will receive an individual induction plan to ease into this environment.

As this role is part-time, 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.

To deliver high quality care in the community in patients own homes, 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. The main aspects of the role are diabetic management, wound management including leg ulcer diagnosis and treatment, palliative care working very closely with the Hospice and GP's, bladder and bowel care including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.

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?

Benefits

• 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
• 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.