Community Staff Nurse

NHS; Market Drayton, Hodnet, Whitchurch, Shawbury, Wem; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at NHS for a Community Nurse covering the North East locality. This role involves providing planned care to patients in various settings with a commitment to high standards and team collaboration. Ideal candidates should be RGN NMC Registered and possess strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• RGN NMC Registration is mandatory.
• Ability to demonstrate proficient English grammar for case notes.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary health/social care environment.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and implement patient interventions.
• Educate patients and families on therapeutic activities.
• Document patient care and provide clinical reports.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient Care

Administration

Education

RGN NMC Registered

Job description

Please note that this job does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship due to being part-time and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated individual to join our Community Nursing Team. This role covers the North East locality in the provision of planned care to patients in the community.

We are looking for a caring, motivated and friendly Community Nurse to join our team. You should possess commitment to interdisciplinary team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• Promotes a 'can do' attitude and determination to develop and sustain a dynamic and responsive administrative and operational service within a community setting which delivers best practice.
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, liaising with colleagues and partners to ensure an integrated approach to the needs of the service user.
• To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work without direct supervision. This will include individual in a variety of settings.
• Gain valid informed consent and work within legal frameworks with patients.
• To liaise with senior clinicians with regard to patient care, highlighting any variations to expected outcomes from agreed treatment programmes.
• To provide basic verbal and written clinical reports and document patient interventions/findings in case notes in line with professional body and Trust standards.
• To instruct and educate patients, carers and families on a range of therapeutic activities.

We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training.

The post is covering 7 days 8am to 6pm service, on a Rota System.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

• RGN NMC Registered.
• Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes.

Experience

• Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi agency health/social care environment.
• Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft office.
• Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services.
• Previous community experience.

Skills

• I T skills or willingness to undertake RIO Training.
• Up to date with Mandatory Training.
• Uses evidence based practice.
• Works within own defined competencies.
• Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change.
• Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills - ability to gain rapport at all levels.
• Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner.
• Demonstrates tact and diplomacy.

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.

Wem, Whitchurch, Shawbury, Hodnet and Market Drayton

Wem, Whitchurch, Shawbury, Hodnet and Market Drayton

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum/pro rota (as of August 2025)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

825-7267688-OPS

Job locations

North East IDT

Wem, Whitchurch, Shawbury, Hodnet and Market Drayton

Wem, Whitchurch, Shawbury, Hodnet and Market Drayton