# Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/35d893e0-bbd5-4b18-bedf-0bc14c583b53 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/35d893e0-bbd5-4b18-bedf-0bc14c583b53.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Acorn Building St Leonards hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £22,237 - £27,069 p.a - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 26 hours per week (Weekends included) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T14:21:06.225Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/St_Leonards/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/District_Nursing/District_Nursing-v8206558 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8206558?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Registered Nurse to join the District Nursing Service covering East Dorset; working 26hpw working across all 3 teams in East Dorset as and when required with the main base being St Leonards hospital. The role of the Community Staff Nurse has changed over the years and we are now looking after complex patients in their home environments. The skills required for Community Nursing included complex wound management, palliative care and end of life care, medicines management, IV drug administration as well as having a high standard of holistic assessment and care planning skills. Training is available within the Trust for the successful applicant. If you are looking for a change and want to work more autonomously in a challenging environment, with opportunities for further career development then the community could be for you. The team work closely with members of the wider multi-disciplinary teams including local Hospices, Complex Care Nurses, Health and Social Care Coordinators, Specialist Nurses and Therapist colleagues. The team is also supported by Intermediate Care Service and utilises our community hospitals for patients’ rehabilitation. Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful. ### Main duties of the job Care of patients at home, requiring nursing care to include diabetes management, complex wound care (including compression bandaging & dopplers), IV management, end of life care, injections and pressure area care to mention a few! To provide a high quality person centred approach to care delivery which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity. To undertake assessment of patients / service users care needs, and develop programmes of care as part of the wider multi-disciplinary care team. To provide advice to patients/ service users and carers regarding their care. To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings. Provide supervision, mentorship, and clinical support to students and junior staff in the team. Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net ### 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 ### JOB SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Supervised experience gained during clinical placements - Ability to mentor students / supervise other junior staff - Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice **Desirable** - Recent previous experience within a comparable role - Advanced wound care experience, end of life care ### PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills. - Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority - Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence - Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required. ### KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TRAINING **Essential** - Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level - Membership of the relevant Professional Body - Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training - Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio ### MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 624.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10541801) - [dbs information (pdf, 22.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2340) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 316.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=695) - [pay scales from 1 april 2025 (pdf, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1941) - [applications recruitment flowchart (pdf, 434.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=866) ## 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.