Community Staff Nurse

Community Staff Nurse – South & City Community Nursing Team

Are you looking for a rewarding role where no two days are the same? Do you want to make a real difference to people's lives by delivering care in their own homes?

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Community Staff Nurse to join our friendly and supportive South & City Community Nursing Team within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.

Working within our Planned Care Service, you will provide high-quality, person-centred nursing care to individuals with a wide range of health needs, including long-term conditions, complex wound care and palliative care. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care while promoting independence and self-management. The service operates across a seven-day rota to ensure patients receive the support they need when they need it.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your community nursing career, with access to ongoing professional development, clinical supervision and specialist training opportunities. Applicants must hold current NMC registration and be able to travel extensively across the district to undertake patient visits.

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

Shortlisting: W/C 31 August 2026

Interview Date: 10 September 2026

Interview Venue: Queensbury Health Centre, Russell Road, Queensbury, BD13 2AG

Join us in delivering outstanding care closer to home and help shape the future of community services across Bradford.

To work as part of the Community Nursing Team to ensure high-quality healthcare is delivered to patients in their own homes and/or clinic settings. You will work collaboratively with the wider Primary Health Care Team, participating in the assessment of health needs and the delivery of care to the local population. The service operates over a seven-day rota, and postholders are expected to work flexibly in line with agreed operating hours to meet service needs.

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patients with a wide range of health needs.
• Delivering a variety of clinical interventions, including wound care, complex nursing treatments and medication administration.
• Working collaboratively with GPs, district nurses and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and improve patient outcomes,
• Promoting independence and supporting patients and carers to manage their own health and wellbeing wherever possible.
• Maintaining accurate clinical records and contributing to care planning, audits and service improvement initiatives.
• Supporting students and new team members while contributing to a positive learning environment.
• Prioritising workload effectively and responding to changing patient needs across community settings

For further details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

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We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Rachel Bland-Hussain

Job title:

Community Team Leader Email address: rach Telephone number: