# Community Registered Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-registered-nurse/8e1b0527-9d34-4eeb-9290-e3103ead8f76 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-registered-nurse/8e1b0527-9d34-4eeb-9290-e3103ead8f76.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Torbay Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (included on a 7 day rota/ weekend shifts) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T09:41:17.915Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Paignton/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Registered_Nurse/Registered_Nurse-v8270475 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8270475?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. #caretojoin ### 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 ## Documents - [community nurse band 5 jdps (pdf, 432.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10585508) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.