Community Staff Nurse - Milnthorpe

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Closing date: 20 February 2026

Milnthorpe District Nurses (now based at Yealand Conyers) and the community care group have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full-time Band 5 Community Staff Nurse for a fixed term of 12 months to cover maternity leave. We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 5 Community Nurse who is happy to work in an evolving district nursing service. The successful applicant will be committed to working closely with health and social care colleagues to provide high quality care to patients with a wide range of medical conditions in the community setting.

The role requires excellent communication skills as you will be undertaking complex nursing assessments and developing and delivering programmes of care for patients and carers. The district nurses work a 24-hour service and there is an expectation that you may be required to support this to ensure service delivery. You will need to work collaboratively with other professionals, voluntary sector and informal carers to promote excellent care to patients in their own homes and community setting.

You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated team who are friendly and approachable. We are very patient-focused and staff development is high on our agenda. As part of our team we want to develop all staff to the highest standard. You will need a full UK driving licence and access to a car in order to fulfil this role.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day-case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust on the official site (no URL provided here).

• Registered Nurse (on the relevant part of the register for the post)
• Mentoring and assessing qualification or working towards or equivalent
• Post registration clinical course appropriate to area or willingness to undertake further training relevant to the post - and to use and maintain these skills in the delivery of care
• ECDL or equivalent

• Evidence of recent professional development
• Experience of implementing change
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of establishing effective communication
• Previous experience within designated area
• Experience as shift team leader
• Experience of mentoring and assessing members of the team

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.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust