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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Lancing; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust's Adur Community Primary Care Network Team in Lancing is recruiting a Band 5 Community Nurse to provide high-quality care to housebound patients in their homes and care homes.

You will perform comprehensive nursing duties including wound care, catheter care, medication administration, and support patients with long-term conditions and end-of-life care. Structured induction and ongoing support will help you develop within a friendly team.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Band 5) in community setting.
• Experience in community nursing and care for housebound patients is desirable.
• Wound care, long-term condition management, palliative care, catheter care, safeguarding, and care home support.

Responsibilities

• Assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care.
• Wound assessment and management.
• Catheter and continence care.
• Administration of medication, including insulin where competent.
• Supporting patients with long-term conditions and complex health needs.
• Delivering palliative and end-of-life care.
• Safeguarding adults and raising concerns where appropriate.
• Working with GPs, therapists, care homes and the multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting hospital discharge and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to care planning.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Wound care

Catheter care

Medication administration

Long-term condition care

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Community Staff Nurse | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

The Adur Community Primary Care Network Teamis looking to recruit a Registered Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team based in Lancing, providing care to housebound patients across the Adur locality.

Whether you are newly qualified or an experienced nurse seeking a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a rewarding and varied role, including wound care, long-term condition management, palliative care, catheter care, safeguarding, and care home support.

Successful applicants will receive a structured induction programme and ongoing support to develop their skills and confidence within the community setting.

We encourage prospective applicants to research both the community nursing role and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and be prepared to demonstrate how their skills, values, and experience make them suitable for this opportunity.

As a Band 5 Community Nurse within the Adur PCN Team, you will provide high-quality nursing care to housebound patients in their own homes and care home settings. Duties include:

• Assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care.
• Wound assessment and management.
• Catheter and continence care.
• Administration of medication, including insulin where competent.
• Supporting patients with long-term conditions and complex health needs.
• Delivering palliative and end-of-life care.
• Safeguarding adults and raising concerns where appropriate.
• Working collaboratively with GPs, therapists, care homes and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting hospital discharge and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to care planning.

You will receive support and development opportunities to build your community nursing skills and progress your career within a friendly and experienced team.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

You will see on the Person Specification some of the competencies and expectations you will either have or need to develop if you were successful. The main aspects of the role are Diabetic Management, Wound Management including Leg Ulcers diagnosis and treatment, Palliative care working very closely with the Macmillan and GP’s, Bladder and Bowel care including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.

As well as the traditional type of patients as stated above, we work in partnership with the local health and social providers covering a specific group of people under Frailty.

Our goal is to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026