Community Staff Nurse

Community Staff Nurse

The closing date is 10 May 2026

We are looking for a Registered Staff Nurse to join our dedicated and highly professional team of community nurses in North Norfolk. We have a full time position within the friendly and welcoming NN3 Team (Aylsham, Reepham, Drayton and Coltishall areas).

The Community Staff Nurse role is a role under the supervision of Band 6 and Clinical Lead colleagues as part of the larger integrated team, providing high quality patient centred nursing care to patients in a variety of community settings. Nursing care delivered will include catheter care, support for patients with palliative conditions including syringe driver management, management of pressure ulcers and legs ulcers as well as other chronic and surgical wounds, insulin and diabetes management and provision of holistic assessments. Candidates should have an ability to motivate and educate patients with the goal of promoting self management of their health care needs.

This is an ideal opportunity for those either wanting career progression and experience within a community setting or those with previous community experience, skills and knowledge.

You must be self-motivated, flexible able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills and have good communication skills.

Main duties of the job

The service is key to the on-going development of the locality within the new Primary Care Network, and will provide the link between our operational services and the GP practices. Ensuring effective communication for those in the care of NCH&C between the G.P practice, Social Services and other service providers involved in their care to ensure best outcomes.

You will demonstrate a proactive philosophy to care, committed to a "whole patient" approach, ensuring holistic care of the patient and involvement of all parties. You will be someone who believes strong and effective communication is essential and who strives to ensure quality patient care is their highest priority.

To assist you in doing this you will be clinically supported by our Community Matrons, Clinical Leads and by a management team committed to patient centred quality care. You will receive support and development through in-service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision.

Job responsibilities

An ambition for NCH&C is to create a culture that embraces flexibility in working within a 24/7 service wherever possible, and providing the tools to support this. Therefore if you are interested in a role but would need a flexible working pattern please don't let that put you off applying - we are really wanting to support all applicants and meet their needs taking into consider their work life balance.

Person Specification Personal Attributes

• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults
• Value and respect the privacy and dignity of patients
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Enthusiastic and able to work under pressure
• Flexible/positive approach to work to meet the needs of the service
• Evidence of own personal development and experience
• Able to support the development of others through supervision and teaching
• Supporting patients in self-management through health coaching
• Mentorship qualification will be essential but can be gained whilst in post
• Health Coaching training

Communication

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills appropriate to supporting team members
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

Skills and knowledge

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload independently, within a team and with wider integrated team
• Knowledge/experience of the audit process
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues relating to the care of older people
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good computer skills and the ability to use information management systems
• Experience of audit/research
• Relevant safeguarding training

Experience

• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations
• Experience of working with patients with multiple pathologies and managing holistic patient centred care
• Appropriate extended skills e.g. male catheterisation, management of syringe drivers, venepuncture and ear irrigation
• Previous Community Experience
• Previous palliative care experience

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration or awaiting PIN
• Degree or working towards degree
• Teaching and assessing qualification

Other

• Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle
• The post holder will be required to work seven days a week and cover between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00 hrs
• The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health and with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary

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.