Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service Nurse; Night Nursing

Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service Nurse (Night Nursing)

The closing date is 30 July 2026

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking to work nights only? Join our Dorset Integrated Urgent Care Service Community Night Nursing team!

As a community night nurse, you will be delivering face‑to‑face care to adults who have been referred to the team by patients and their relatives/carers or Health Care professionals.

We will be looking for you to provide autonomous nursing care with a HCA, so you are always part of a supportive and collaborative unit. You will help to promote and sustain independence/wellbeing for the individual or carer in the relevant setting. Post‑qualification experience of working in an autonomous setting/role would be desirable but not essential.

You will drive the IUCS vehicles across Dorset, as you will be working in the community, residential or healthcare environment. You will be joining a multi‑disciplinary team that is made up of Nurses, Paramedics and GP's. Professional development and career progression opportunities available.

The Night Nursing role is a part‑time post of 34.5 hours per week, 20:00 to 08:00 over 3 nights. We would also welcome part‑time applications, minimum of 23 hours per week over 2 nights. We can discuss rota patterns at interview stage. A full valid UK driving licence is essential.

For more information about the role please contact:
Rob Milham

Responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the practicioner's professional activities and the dedicated shift lead as needed. Being part of the Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service visiting team, responsible for direct care of patients in their own homes, includes supporting patients requiring Palliative care.

Support the team with managerial/clerical duties within the St Leonards hub as required, which includes telephone triage with patients, relatives and health care professionals. Experience of undertaking personal development reviews for junior staff.

Ensure that medical instructions are understood, adhered to and recorded and that all equipment provided is maintained in good order. Our service comes equipped with lease cars with driving shared in your pairing. The vehicles are stocked with essential nursing equipment, which may be required when visiting including catheters, wound dressings, palliative care stock.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced/Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

• Membership of the relevant Professional Body
• Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio
• Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training

• Supervised experience gained during clinical placements
• Recent previous experience within a comparable role
• Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
• Experience of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing advice
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively

• Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
• Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
• Experience of planning and organising on‑going activities, e.g. organise own time and that of junior staff and learners
• Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively

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.

Dorset Health Care University NHS Foundation Trust