Community Staff Nurse

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a motivated and compassionate Community Staff Nurse to join their team in Warrington. The role involves delivering high-quality, person-centred care in community settings while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will be an NMC registered nurse with skills in various clinical areas, including wound care and chronic disease management. This position offers excellent opportunities for professional development and flexible working conditions.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous community experience is essential.
• Ability to travel independently across the Trust.
• Flexibility according to service needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist the District Nursing team with delegated caseload.
• Conduct assessments and implement care plans.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.
• Communicate effectively in sensitive situations.

Skills

Venepuncture

Immunisation

Chronic disease management

Teaching & assessing skills

Communication of sensitive information

Education

NMC registered adult nurse

Evidence of level 5/6 study

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Tools

Electronic Patient Records

Job description

Go back Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Community Staff Nurse

The closing date is 11 December 2025

Are you a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to develop your career in community nursing? We are seeking enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurses to join our dynamic Warrington District Nursing Team.

In this role, you will deliver high‑quality, person‑centred care to patients in their own homes and community settings. Working under the supervision of the District Nurse, you will manage a delegated caseload, undertake comprehensive assessments, plan and evaluate care and respond to changing health needs. You will build skills in key areas such as wound care, palliative and end‑of‑life care, chronic disease management and catheter care, while maintaining accurate records in line with NMC standards.

Collaboration is central to the role, and you will work closely with the multidisciplinary team, social care and voluntary organisations to ensure coordinated, holistic care. Strong communication skills are essential when supporting patients, families and carers, often in sensitive or complex situations. You will also contribute to the development of junior staff and students through mentoring and teaching.

This role offers autonomy, variety and excellent opportunities for professional development, with support from experienced District Nurses and Team Leaders.

Flexible working requests are welcomed.

Join us and help make a meaningful difference to patients across the Warrington community.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play an essential role within the District Nursing Team by delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care under the supervision of the District Nurse. They will undertake comprehensive assessments of patients’ nursing needs, develop and implement individualised care plans and continuously evaluate the effectiveness of care, ensuring that all interventions respond to patients’ changing health needs. Close liaison with the District Nurse is expected to ensure seamless communication, continuity of care and ongoing review of complex or continuing care packages.

The role involves regular communication and collaboration with a wide range of professionals and agencies, including members of the Primary Health Care Team, voluntary organisations and statutory services. This multidisciplinary approach ensures coordinated, holistic care for patients and supports the wider health and wellbeing of individuals, families and the community. The post holder will maintain accurate and contemporaneous records in line with NMC requirements and may attend multidisciplinary case conferences as the named nurse when appropriate.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them.

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

• P – Person‑centred – We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide.
• E – Empowered – We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
• O – Open and Honest – We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
• P – Professional – We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
• L – Locally Lead – We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
• E – Efficient – We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose: The post holder actively supports the District Nursing team by undertaking responsibility for a delegated caseload.

Undertakes the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients care needs.

Liaises with the District Nurse to ensure information sharing in relation to patient care, changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages.

Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing.

Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• To promote the health and wellbeing within the family unit and community as a whole.
• Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs as the named nurse.
• Plan, assess and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the District Nurse.
• To support the team leader in the coordination of complex and continuing care packages.
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.
• Attend a multi‑disciplinary case conference as the named nurse if appropriate.
• To communicate and collaborate with other members of the PHCT, voluntary and statutory organisations to support individual patient care.
• To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations.
• To competently perform clinical skills related to the post.
• To be professionally responsible for a delegated caseload under the supervision of the District Nurse.
• To assess health needs at individual, practice and community level.
• To undertake chronic disease management reviews using appropriate template.
• To work without direct supervision.

Managerial: To access support from the District Nurse Coordinator or District Nurse within the group for the day‑to‑day workload in the absence of the team’s designated District Nurse.

Standard Information to be included in all job specifications

Information Governance

• Employees of the Trust must comply with the provisions of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).
• The postholder must not, either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any personal information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.
• The postholder must comply with Trust policies that protect the personal data of service users and employees from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice.
• The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in the Trust records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.
• Postholders with elevated access to IT systems are held accountable to the highest standards of use.

Full Job Description attached.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous community experience

Relationships

• If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.

Job Specific Requirements

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Skills and Knowledge

• Range of extended clinical skills & demonstrate clinical knowledge.
• Venepuncture and immunisation.
• Able to communicate sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers.
• Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate packages of care.
• Able to develop effective interpersonal skills/relationships across the health & social care setting.
• Experience of using Electronic Patient Records.
• Audit and research.
• Supra pubic catheterisation.
• Tissue viability qualification.
• IV Therapy.
• Chronic disease management.
• Experience of working within palliative care.
• Teaching & assessing skills.

Qualifications

• NMC registered adult nurse.
• Evidence of level 5/6 study.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification.

Sponsorship

• Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).

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.

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust