Community Staff Nurse

Job Overview

Are you an experienced registered nurse with vision, drive and endless enthusiasm? Do you thrive on change and a challenge? Then come and join our District Nursing Service which is dynamic, proactive and progressive with a commitment to making a difference for our patients.

This is a fixed term post until 07/09/2026 to cover maternity leave.

We are currently seeking to recruit highly motivated, passionate Band 5 Community Nurses who are keen to develop and work towards one of the following roles:

• Band 6 District Nurse by undertaking the District Nurse Qualification.
• Chronic Condition Case Manager by undertaking disease specific training to provide evidence based care to those individuals with highly complex needs.
• Nurse Practitioners by undertaking a modular approach to attain the clinical skills required.

The successful applicant will need to have excellent communication skills with an ability to provide clinically effective care within the District Nurse Team. The West Division of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board delivers District Nursing Services across the counties of Anglesey and Gwynedd working in an integrated way with partner organisations to deliver high quality evidence based care in order to maintain patients in their own homes and communities, averting hospital admissions, empowering the patient towards self management and implementing seamless patient centred care and treatment.

You must be able to travel between patients homes both within towns and rural areas in a timely manner. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse or within 2 months of gaining PIN.
• Knowledge of Primary Care.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain high standards of care.
• Clinical competency.
• Evidence of ongoing professional training.
• Knowledge of Professional codes of conduct.
• Broad knowledge of relevant community nursing skills and competencies.
• Working unsociable hours; ability to travel between patient’s homes in a timely manner.

Desirable criteria

• Working towards diploma or degree. Previous community experience.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Welsh Speaker.
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification.

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain high standards of care.
• Clinical competency.
• Flexible approach to work.

• Evidence of ongoing professional training.
• Knowledge of Professional codes of conduct.
• Broad knowledge of relevant community nursing skills and competencies.

• Working unsociable hours; ability to travel between patient’s homes in a timely manner.
• Welsh Speaker.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Interested candidates are welcome to contact the department for an informal discussion regarding the posts requirements.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.