Job requirements
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Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
- Experience
Evidence of level 7 study, or equivalent experience
- Experience
Recent and relevant community nursing related qualification and experience
- Experience
Completed physical/health assessment module at Level 7
- Experience
Assessor / NMC Supervisor / Mentorship
- Experience
Extensive experience in adult community nursing
- Experience
Experience of teaching and ability to give presentations to groups
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Nursing team as an Adult Community Practice Development Nurse.
Do you want to develop your career within a clinically led organisation, at the forefront of the revolution of adult community nursing? Are you passionate for high quality patient care and experience? This unique position offers you the opportunity to support with ongoing development and improvement of the adult community nursing service in Guildford and Waverley to ensure the delivery of a safe and high-quality community nursing service. The post holder will support to implement a culture of shared and continuous learning and improved outcomes. The post holder will assist in assurance that the Community Nursing Service are compliant with statutory and mandatory training as well as wider clinical skills relevant to roles and service. We use electronic clinical records through EMIS and a work IPad and IPhone will be provided.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious Registered Nurse to join the wider Community Nursing Team which includes Community Matrons, District Nurses, Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates and Healthcare Assistants.
The post holder will ensure a high quality, safe, efficient, and clinically effective locality based adult community nursing service that meets the needs of patients and carers. To provide highly visible clinical and professional skills within the community nursing service. To support the community nursing service to develop and maintain specialist skills relevant to their role to provide a safe and high-quality Community Nursing service, maintain evidence and assurance of this at service and individual level. To support the completion and assurance the Community Nursing service are compliant with statutory and mandatory training.
Post holders will be available to work Monday to Sunday between 8am and 8pm. A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the opportunity this role presents you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To ensure a high quality, safe, efficient, and clinically effective locality based adult community nursing service that meets the needs of patients and carers.
- To provide highly visible clinical and professional skills within the community nursing service.
- To support the community nursing service to develop and maintain specialist skills relevant to their role to provide a safe and high quality Community Nursing service, maintain evidence and assurance of this at service and individual level.
- To support the completion and assurance the Community Nursing service are compliant with statutory and mandatory training.
- To work in a clinical environment 80% of the week, flexible depending on demands
- To work with all staff, including but not limited to Pre-registration student Nurses and SPQ-DN students to assist in their development.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Adult Community Nursing Practice Development Nurse with Procare Community Services in Guildford, England. It is listed as a Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £51,657 - £58,785 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Sep 2026.
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