Community Nurse

Location: Stoke-on-Trent

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Band 5 Community Nurse (RGN) to join a busy and supportive Community Nursing Team across the Staffordshire area for a 12-week placement, starting ASAP.
If you are a compassionate and autonomous nurse with community or district nursing experience, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference by delivering high-quality care to patients in their own homes and community settings.

The Role
As a Community Staff Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering evidence-based nursing care across a defined patient population. This dynamic role involves working across a range of community environments and collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patients with varying healthcare needs.
Your responsibilities will include:

* Delivering care to patients in their own homes, residential homes, and clinic settings

* Assessing patient needs and developing, implementing, and evaluating care plans

* Managing a defined caseload within the community

* Supporting hospital discharge and preventing unnecessary admissions

* Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies

* Contributing to service development where required

* Undertaking supervisory duties such as work allocation when appropriate
Requirements

* Registered General Nurse (RGN)

* Band 5 experience

* Community and/or District Nursing experience

* Strong assessment and clinical decision-making skills

* Ability to work independently in community settings

* Excellent communication and organisational skills