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Senior Community Nurse
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust View all jobs
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Reference: 2481235
Job summary
River neighbourhood team is a friendly, supportive and hardworking team who are looking to recruit an experienced community nurse on a part time basis of 24 hours.
The team operates from 7:30am - 6:30pm, Monday to Sunday including bank holidays). Shift patterns include 07:30-16:00, 08:30-17:00 and 10:00-18:00 on a rota basis. Flexible working opportunities such as compressed hours are available.
We are looking for an experienced passionate nurse who is excited by change and is keen to help shape a new way of delivering nursing care in the community.
As a team we work closely with our GP's and ANP's and, work hard at developing relationships with other primary care services, drawing on the skills of our MDT colleagues to manage complex patients and ensure our services are responsive and patient centred.
Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.
Main duties of the job
Your typical working day will include the caseload management of patients in addition to the delivery of a range of health care interventions which include:
- Palliative care
- End of life care , managing pain relief and other symptoms in a sensitive and compassionate manner
- Wound care- post operative wounds, chronic wounds including; leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and complex dressing regimes.
As part of the senior role you will be responsible for:
- Supporting students (both pre and post registration) in a supervisor and / or assessor capacity.
- Supervising band 5's and HCAs in the role of a mentor, providing regular 1-2-1s and, yearly appraisals to support career and personal development.
- Working closely with the clinical lead nurses and the operational team lead to ensure that the needs of the service are delivered.
You will be required to undertake the triage co-ordinator role during the week, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. This involves working closely with admin to triage referrals, discharges and telephone calls.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website Staff benefits | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
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Details
Date posted
09 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
798-8402578
Job locations
Gemini House
Stourport Road
Stourport-On-Severn
DY11 7QL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service theyprovide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment andtreatment interventions, to patients in their own homes or other community settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain in their own homes for as long as possible.
This will be achieved through a combination of hands-on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
Demonstrate expert clinical knowledge, health promotion and holistic assessment skills and will work with the patient and their carers to assess, plan, implement and evaluate their ongoing care and support needs in their own home or temporary/usual place of residence.
Support the Operational and Clinical Team leaders in the delivery of best nursing practice, be involved in triage, allocation of work and leadership of other staff, manage team resources and deputise in their absence.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service theyprovide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment andtreatment interventions, to patients in their own homes or other community settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain in their own homes for as long as possible.
This will be achieved through a combination of hands-on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.
Demonstrate expert clinical knowledge, health promotion and holistic assessment skills and will work with the patient and their carers to assess, plan, implement and evaluate their ongoing care and support needs in their own home or temporary/usual place of residence.
Support the Operational and Clinical Team leaders in the delivery of best nursing practice, be involved in triage, allocation of work and leadership of other staff, manage team resources and deputise in their absence.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- Graduate Nursing Qualification at Academic Level 6 - or working towards.
- Preceptorship training
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a clinical setting - able to demonstrate transferability of experience to community setting
- Experience of management of caseloads or wards and organisation of staff
- Clinical audit/service improvement and development work
- Experience of active participation in interdisciplinary team working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- Graduate Nursing Qualification at Academic Level 6 - or working towards.
- Preceptorship training
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a clinical setting - able to demonstrate transferability of experience to community setting
- Experience of management of caseloads or wards and organisation of staff
- Clinical audit/service improvement and development work
- Experience of active participation in interdisciplinary team working
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Gemini House
Stourport Road
Stourport-On-Severn
DY11 7QL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Gemini House
Stourport Road
Stourport-On-Severn
DY11 7QL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)