Community Staff Nurse

TN United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team as a Community Staff Nurse in Leicester, providing essential care to patients in their homes. Enjoy flexible shifts, comprehensive training, and clear career development pathways while making a real difference in the community.

Benefits

Full induction and training

Comprehensive preceptorship programme

Clear pathways for career development

Free parking

Competitive mileage rates

Qualifications

• Must have a UK driving license and a car for work use.
• Essential to provide clinical care and support patients at home.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care, including wound management and end-of-life care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patients.
• Promote self-care and independence for patients.

Skills

Patient Care

Collaboration

Clinical Decision Making

Education

Registered Nurse

Student Nurse

Job description

City West Community Nursing Hub is located in the heart of Leicester City, offering an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic nurses to join the team!

Are you a Registered (Adult) Nurse or a Student Nurse due to qualify in the next 6 months? Do you have a passion for caring for patients in their own homes? If so, a career in Community Nursing might be the right choice for you.

You will be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team working in one of the community nursing hubs. You will have the autonomy to manage your own workday and make clinical decisions for your patients.

The working hours are from Monday to Sunday, between 08:00 and 22:00. We offer flexible shifts within these hours and are open to discussing individual work patterns to promote a positive work-life balance.

THIS ADVERT IS FOR COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE POSITIONS BASED AT BRAUNSTONE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CENTRE

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

Main duties of the job

• Providing clinical care, including management of wounds and leg ulcers, care of patients with palliative diagnoses, symptom control, and end-of-life care, as well as bowel, continence, and catheter care, and administering medications including IVs.
• Collaborating with the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admissions.
• Promoting self-care and independence.

We offer you:

• Meaningful clinical and managerial supervision.
• Full induction and training, with a period as a supernumerary and assigned buddy support.
• A comprehensive preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff.
• Clear pathways and opportunities for career development.
• Free parking at all bases.
• Competitive mileage rates.
• No night shifts.

It is essential that you have a car for work use and hold a UK driving license.

If you are interested, please apply promptly, as the advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health, and learning disability services for people of all ages. With over 100 settings from inpatient wards to community services, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million residents in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.

We are committed to developing a workforce that reflects our community. We promote equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and welcome applications from all sections of the community, especially underrepresented groups.

Further details about our benefits, leadership behaviours, and other important information are available in the Information for Applicants document.

We support flexible working arrangements and will consider requests for alternative hours or varied patterns.

All substantive roles require a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy), and applicants must have permission to work in the UK. The cost of any DBS disclosure required will be deducted from salary after employment begins. Applicants at risk within the NHS who meet the essential criteria will be given interview priority.