Community Staff Nurse

The successful applicant will be joining an integrated community nursing team delivering holistic high quality nursing care to a dedicated client group in their own homes and residential settings. You will be joining a dynamic and proactive nursing team working in partnership with associated health and social care providers.

The West Community Nursing Team provides comprehensive community nursing care to clients requiring long-term conditions management, complex wound care, or palliative care. Services are delivered in patients' homes (including residential care) and designated treatment rooms. The team utilises a multidisciplinary approach and collaborates with local providers and other healthcare organisations in Hull and the East Riding.

To deliver the prescribed care as indicated in the patient care plan and to promote best practice of the District Nursing Service. To undertake within scope of practice initial patient care assessments and plan care.

For further information please contact Tracy Cetin, Clinical Team Lead on  or email

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Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.

• Degree in Nursing Studies / First level Registered Nurse or working towards final assessment to achieve first level registration

• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of a community nurse
• Knowledge of legislation impacting on service delivery
• Knowledge of the modernisation agenda
• Demonstrate an understanding of evidence based practice
• Knowledge of local initiatives
• Demonstrate an understanding of the MDT
• Basic IT skills
• Knowledge and skills in the assessment process
• Able to mentor students
• Evidence of professional development
• Have a working knowledge and understanding of First Visit Criteria

• Basic health and safety awareness
• Experience of working within a healthcare setting
• Experience of working with families and carers
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of working with computerised recording systems
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Experience of working within a community setting
• To have recently worked within a nursing capacity
• To be able to provide education to patients, carers, staff and other health care professionals

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.