Job overview
We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, highly motivated Community Nurses to work within Torbay and South Devon Locality.
You will be joining our specialist team with the aim to visit people living in their own homes, providing support that helps them live with more independence and choice. We provide immediate, short-term service over a seven-day period available to adults who have an acute physical health crisis or a sudden breakdown in care.
The service aims to support safe discharges from hospital, as well as preventing admission to hospital or to a residential or nursing home.
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Main duties of the job
- To deliver high quality care to the housebound patients of Paignton and Brixham and work as part of multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with primary care and secondary care.
- An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills
- Can provide motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent/ co-operation is required or there may be barriers to understanding. To include undertaking best interest decisions
- To ensure timely and effective communication with the team manager and other team members on professional matters
- To liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable/or challenging in their responses because of stress related problems
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills
To liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable/or challenging in their responses because of stress related problems
To undertake Specialist Nursing and Continuing Care assessments (with appropriate training)
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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.
Person specification
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate relevant team worker experience
- Proven relevant experience in communicate complex information to patients, carers, and health and social care staff
- Ability to demonstrate good time management skills
Desirable
- Willing to undertake V150 community practitioner prescribing course
- Previous experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment
- Palliative care skills
- Understands clinical supervision and able to demonstrate relevance to practice
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Relevant I.T. knowledge/experience
- Awareness of safeguarding adults and children
- Awareness of mental capacity act
- Awareness of resource management
- Holistic client assessment using an identified model of care
- Utilising specialist knowledge across a wide range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
- To maintain timely and accurate written records
- Knowledge of principles of Research and Audit
- Proven relevant experience in communicate complex information to patients, carers, and health and social care staff
- To manage/prioritise a caseload, demonstrating appropriate delegation
Desirable
- Health and Safety awareness
- Equality and diversity awareness
- Understands clinical governance
- Awareness of local and government agendas
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Community Nurse Prescriber V150
- Diabetes course
- Palliative Care Course
- Mentorship Course
- Tissue Viability/ Leg Ulcer course
- Experience of continuing health care assessments
- Experience of COPD or Heart Failure
Requirements due to work environment/conditions
Essential
- Full driving licence/ access to Transport
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This advert is for Community Registered Nurse with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in Torbay Hospital. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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