Community Staff Nurse | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Halifax; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health authority in Halifax seeks a motivated staff nurse for evening shifts in the Out of Hours district nursing team. This role requires excellent communication skills and adaptability in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates may be newly qualified or final year nursing students seeking a rewarding challenge within community nursing. Training and development opportunities are actively encouraged.

Qualifications

• Passionate about providing the best possible patient care.
• Experience in clinical skills development.
• Ability to work as part of a flexible, supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Create a professional nursing culture open to change.
• Deliver direct and indirect patient care.
• Participate in assessments and evaluations of care programs.
• Support and adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to adapt in fast-paced environments

Flexibility

Education

Nursing qualification or relevant student status

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting time for Calderdale’s district nursing teams as we have established 5 community hubs each with its own unique and diverse needs. We are seeking an enthusiastic staff member with excellent communication skills, who is highly motivated and adaptable in a fast paced and ever-changing environment. The vacancy is for Evening shifts covering the period Monday to Sunday working within the Out of Hours district nursing team; based at Dean Clough Mill, Halifax. We welcome informal visits to see our team in action and meet the team. We look forward to you joining us, good luck with your application!

Are you passionate about providing the best possible care, empowering patients and delivering complex care in the community? Are you a newly qualified, final year student or qualified staff nurse seeking a new challenge? If so, we would love to meet you!

Community nursing is an exciting and rewarding challenge where you will gain experience in a vast range of clinical skills to help you along your journey as a nurse. You will be supported by an expert team where training and development opportunities are actively encouraged in order to meet the clinical needs of the role. Support and development will be individualised depending on your current skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Be able to create a professional nursing culture which is open to change, new ideas, concepts, and innovation whilst reflecting organisational strategy and values
• To deliver direct and indirect patient care, focusing on local needs and priorities addressing the prevention agenda, care centred on what matters to the person, via personalised care and support planning
• To participate in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust provide a 24 hour district nursing service and, as such, an element of flexible working is expected to maintain safe, effective, responsive services.
• Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust acknowledge and support the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (NMC 20002). This code must underpin the practice of community nurses within the PCR at all times and has informed the development of the competencies outlined below

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025