Registered Nurse

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The closing date is 02 March 2026

To assess, provide and review nursing care, advice and information to patients and carers within the home environment or alternative care setting.

Aim to wherever possible maintain patients in their own preferred place of care, enabling them to maximise their independence and optimise their quality of life.

To work under the direction of the Nurse Specialist (Community) and the Community Nurse Team Manager, using their skills and knowledge as a Registered Nurse.

Maybe expected to hold a designated caseload and deputise in the absence of the Nurse Specialist (Community).

Context:

• Lone working
• Remote working without direct supervision
• Supervising, teaching and involvement with the development of peers and other relevant team members, carers and clients

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

Are you a Registered Nurse, looking for a career in the community?

In the Exmouth, Butleigh, Woodbury Cluster we have exciting opportunities for you to join one of our Community Nursing teams, We work in a coastal seaside area and look forward to you joining our community nursing teams covering 5 GP practices.

As a Registered Nurse working in the Community you will provide person centred care based on the holistic nursing assessment in order to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care. You will promote and support self‑management and work with people to manage their long‑term conditions, prevent hospital admission, and support early discharge from the in‑patient setting. The role also focuses on using and developing your clinical skills and supporting individuals at the end of life.

You will work in a Community Nursing Team which is part of the wider Adult Health and Social Care Team, as well as working with a wide variety of providers, to meet the nursing needs of individuals in their home setting or alternative residential settings.

Experience in community nursing is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided and fully supported.

Within Community Nursing, career development opportunities include education in specialist areas, such as Tissue Viability, End of life care and Long‑term Conditions, with link nurse roles supported to enable continual professional development.

We also provide opportunities to study for the Specialist Nurse Practitioner qualification, which is currently being awarded over a two‑year programme to successful applicants.

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