Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
- Experience
Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Experience
Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- Education & Qualifications
Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Ability to solve problems and use initiative
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Ability to develop clinical skills
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Willingness to undergo training (e.g. medications)
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Basic IT skills
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Ability to maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Special Circumstances
Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
- Education & Qualifications
Evidence of further continued professional development
- Education & Qualifications
Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
- Education & Qualifications
Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Willingness to develop teaching skills
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
- Skills, abilities & knowledge
Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
Job overview
How would you like to work as part of a high performing Health Visiting Service in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join the Amersham Health Visiting team.
Main duties of the job
Bespoke training will provide support and ensure competencies within the role. You will be pro-active, have good communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrate an understanding of the public health role within health visiting. An induction programme will be provided for successful candidate to support their transition into the community health visiting team. Candidates do not need to have experience of working within the health visiting service but do require knowledge and understanding of the current health visiting service and safeguarding practice. The successful applicant may have the opportunity to apply for Health Visitor training.
To meet the requirements of this post you are required to be able to drive between different community localities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
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 Community Staff Nurse - Health Visiting with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Amersham, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment cover). The application deadline is 23 Sep 2026.
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