Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

Are you a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to develop your career in community nursing? We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse 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.

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

Main duties of the job

To promote the health and wellbeing within the family unit and the 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 co-ordination 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

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.

Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).

They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.

Our mission

We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision

We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our values

• Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone
• Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team: We work well together and with our communities

Job responsibilities

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.

They will demonstrate effective communication skills when working with patients, relatives, and carers, including in complex or sensitive situations. Competence in a range of clinical skills is required, and the post holder will independently manage their workload, performing chronic disease management reviews, assessing health needs at individual and community levels, and delivering care without direct supervision. A key part of this role is to contribute to teaching, mentoring, and assessing students and junior colleagues, supporting their development and helping to ensure a skilled and confident workforce.

From a managerial perspective, the post holder will seek guidance from the District Nurse Coordinator or a District Nurse when the designated District Nurse is unavailable, ensuring safe oversight of day-to-day workload management. Overall, this role supports safe, effective, and compassionate care within the district nursing service while contributing to the wider aims of community health improvement.

See full job description attached.

Person specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• 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.
• Good verbal & written skills.

Desirable

• IT skills.
• Experience of using Electronic Patient Records.
• Audit and research.
• Male & Female catheterisation.
• Supra pubic catheterisation.
• Tissue viability qualification.
• Leg Ulcer management qualification.
• IV Therapy
• Chronic disease management.

Relationships

Essential

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

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered adult nurse
• Evidence of level 5/6 study.

Desirable

• V100/V150 nurse prescriber
• Teaching and Assessing qualification

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

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

Right to Work

Essential

• Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?
• If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?
• Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.

Experience

Desirable

• Previous community experience
• Post-registration nursing experience