# Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/31676e4c-19bd-4cbb-8077-a5cac7fbff30 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/31676e4c-19bd-4cbb-8077-a5cac7fbff30.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Amersham Hospital (current NHS organisation address) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - pro rata for part time - **Contract type:** Permanent: This is a full time post - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (This is a full time post 37.5 hours. Weekend and shift work is required) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-29T14:40:41.097Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Amersham/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Community/Community-v8330793 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8330793?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Community Staff Nurse with the Amersham Adult Community Healthcare Team. The role is providing nursing interventions to patients in their home environment. If you are interested in joining our friendly team, we would love to hear from you. You must be a car driver with access to a car you can use for work. In this role you will become a competent Community Nurse. Our skills include IV's, catheter care, palliative care and end of life support, leg ulcer management, wound care, medication management, complex care management, prevention of admission work and MDT working. Our days are varied, with teamwork and compassion being at the heart of everything we do. Amersham ACHT aim to provide the highest standard of care for our patients. We will support you through your induction and gaining your skill competencies. Ideally you should have a wide range of clinical expertise within the NHS as well as experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment. The post holder must be able to demonstrate their professional skills and competence in medicines management, care and treatment delivery. You must be innovative in your approach and willing to work with other members of the community team and ward staff to ensure a high-quality service delivery. You must be willing to develop your own knowledge and skills. We provide a 7am to 9pm service 7 days a week. ### Main duties of the job - Assess the physical and psycho–social needs of patients and deliver therapeutic interventions based on best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes. - To manage own case load, delivering and evaluating service delivery to patients with a variety of medical conditions and those delegated by case managers. - To plan interventions with the Case Manager and other team members using the common assessment process. - To take part in the referral management process to ensure patients are treated by the most appropriate member of the team/service. - To contribute to the development of protocols and procedures developed for clinical pathways - Assist in the development of case management protocols and guidelines within their own area of professional practiceParticipate in weekend rotas / 7 day working rotas ### 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. ## Person Specification ### SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES **Essential** - Has a UK drivers licence, access to a car for work purposes and willing to get business insurance and able to drive as part of the role **Desirable** - Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary - Maybe required to work in other departments if requested to do so ### SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Basic IT skills - Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct **Desirable** - Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards - Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision ### EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING **Essential** - Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN **Desirable** - Evidence of further continued professional development - Post qualification experience in relevant speciality - Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification ### EXPERIENCE (both work and ‘life’ related) **Essential** - Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse - Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative - Awareness of current professional nursing issues - Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality **Desirable** - Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10653691) - [person specification (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10653692) - [functional requirements (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10653694) ## 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.