Community Staff Nurse - Southern ACHT

Main area Community Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

Site Chalfonts & Gerrards Cross Hospital Town Gerrards Cross Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2026 23:59

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an aspiring individual to develop their career in the specialised area of District nurse. This opportunity is now available in the Chalfont's and Gerrards Cross area to become a Community Nurse within a newly formed team. We are welcoming highly motivated and effective team players, committed to providing a high-quality nursing service within the District Nursing field.

We can offer a full skills development and preceptorship programme.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. All levels of experience are welcome in community nursing. Whether you are newly qualified or looking for a change in direction, we would welcome your application for this exciting opportunity to join the community nursing workforce. You will be supported to develop into an autonomous practitioner, nursing patients with multiple complex health care needs in their own home.

The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.

The post holder is responsible for all aspects of care including the assessment of care needs, planning and implementation / evaluation of care.

The post holder will be expected to carry out all relevant fundamentals forms of care with or without direct supervision maintaining a high standard of nursing care within the framework of Trust policies and in accordance with guidelines as laid down by the NMC.

To support the Charge Nurse/ Sister to monitor the safety and quality of care for patients.

In the absence of the Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse to be responsible for the day‑to‑day management of the ward with support from the Matron as required.

To manage a group of Nursing Assistants and assign delegated tasks and responsibility, as appropriate.

To ensure the compliance of mandatory training and appraisal requirements for delegated Nursing Assistants

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

• Registered Nurse / Awaiting NMC PIN
• Evidence of further continued professional development
• Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification

• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate
• Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
• Ability to solve problems and use initiative
• Ability to develop clinical skills
• Willingness to undergo training (e.g. medications)
• Basic IT skills
• Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
• Ability to maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care Adaptable to change
• Ability to work rotating shifts
• Diplomatic approach with professionalism
• Flexible and approachable
• Willingness to develop teaching skills
• Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
• Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision

• Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Awareness of current professional nursing issues
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
• Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting

• Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
• Maybe required to work in other departments, if requested to do so

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.