Community Staff Nurse

Integrated Care System; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Community Staff Nurse to join their supportive team in Lichfield. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care within patients' homes, promoting independence, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate is an NMC Registered Nurse and can manage complex patient needs. This position offers opportunities for personal development and comes with various supportive benefits such as flexible working, career progression, and health resources.

Benefits

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Health and Wellbeing support

Mileage for community travel

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Community Staff Nurse.
• Ability to travel across Lichfield and Burntwood areas for patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of holistic care to patients.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Document patient information effectively.
• Promote independence and patient centered care.

Skills

Palliative care

Complex wound care

Diabetes care

Medication administration

Education

Degree in Nursing or equivalent

Registration with NMC

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Community Staff Nurse

The closing date is 26 August 2025

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join us as an NMC Registered Community Staff Nurse to work in our busy and supportive Community Nursing Team based at Greenhill Health Centre.

Many people would be unable to live at home without the support they receive from the community nursing teams and community services are receiving referrals for patients with more complex needs than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff.

Our Community Nursing teams assess, plan and deliver nursing care to patients within their own homes, in line with evidence based practice. It is a privilege to care for patients in their own homes, and by joining our team you will be able to experience the difference this makes to families within the community.

Due to the nature of community working, ability to travel across Lichfield and Burntwood patch to provide care to patients is essential.

This post is also suitable for newly qualified nurses

Main duties of the job

As part of your role as a Community Nurse you will demonstrate commitment to providing high standards of holistic care to our patients.

You will be competent, or willing to gain competency in skills such as (but not an exhaustive list) palliative & end of life care, long term condition management, diabetes care, medication administration, complex wound care and bladder & bowel management.

Working in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and colleagues you will be expected to:

Promote independence and support patient centred care planning.

Provide care directly to patients on the caseload with a range of nursing needs.

Work autonomously, in line with your scope of practice, competence and policies.

Handover patient information to the wider team, document patient information effectively.

Escalation of patients needs as appropriate.

You will receive support into the role through induction, training and beyond. There will be opportunities for personal development and career progression if desired.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job responsibilities

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents. You can also contact Kaye Bradley via e-mail: [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• Registration with NMC

Experience

• Relevant experience to the role
• Experience of working effectively across different agencies and with other disciplines.
• Experience of providing clinical information and advice to others.
• Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the delivery of healthcare in the community

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust