# Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/51556def-6528-4c70-b167-ba6aca1c5ef6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/51556def-6528-4c70-b167-ba6aca1c5ef6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** North Shields - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week (will include BH and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T09:21:56.277Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Cramlington/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Staff_Nurse/Community_Staff_Nurse-v7931717 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7931717?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community staff nurse  to join the District Nursing Service in Cramlington. We are looking for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join our district nursing team, this is a fantastic opportunity to become a team member in an exciting service committed to providing patient centred care to patients in their own homes, residential care settings and in clinics. We are keen to provide our staff with development opportunities to enhance their skills, knowledge and career progression within the District Nursing Service, while providing high quality and safe service in line with the Trust Values. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. ### Main duties of the job Community staff nurses work autonomously and as part of a team, reporting directly to their line manager, the community nursing team lead, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for a diverse group of patients with a wide range of conditions and health needs. The development and delivery of programmes of health and social care. The delivery of care and support to patients with a terminal illness and their families including the provision of emotional and bereavement support. The performance of skilled nursing care including aspects of assessment, wound management, palliative care and catheterisation. The performance of diagnostic tests such as Ankle Brachial Pressure Index using Doppler and the interpretation of the results to decide further courses of action. Performance of procedures which require fine dexterity and skill such as venepuncture, drug administration by injection and the removal of sutures. Interpretation of results and the communication of these to patients e.g. blood glucose estimation. Explaining aspects of care to patients and carers allowing the opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns. Maintenance and promotion of high standards of professional practice including the sharing of approaches and experience with others. Maintain a duty of care to patients, carers and colleagues through the exercise of personal and professional accountability. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Community Staff Nurses are integral members of the district nursing team providing clinical care to a range of patients with acute and chronic health problems. The post includes the performance of a range of clinical procedures and assessments within a primary health care and community settings. - The Community Staff Nurse works in partnership with patients and carers in the community, providing health education and nursing care within the Scope of Professional Practice. The post-holder is an integral member of the community nursing team working with colleagues to delivery clinical care to patients living in their own homes and within residential care homes. - Although the post holder has access to advice he / she is expected to work largely unsupervised. In addition, the post-holder is expected to supervise the work of others including auxiliary nurses and student nurses on placement. - To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community staff nurse to join the District Nursing Service in Cramlington. We are looking for an enthusiastic staff nurse to join our district nursing team, this is a fantastic opportunity to become a team member in an exciting service committed to providing patient centred care to patients in their own homes, residential care settings and in clinics. We are keen to provide our staff with development opportunities to enhance their skills, knowledge and career progression within the District Nursing Service, while providing high quality and safe service in line with the Trust Values. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. ## Job Description Community staff nurses work autonomously and as part of a team, reporting directly to their line manager, the community nursing team lead, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for a diverse group of patients with a wide range of conditions and health needs. The development and delivery of programmes of health and social care. The delivery of care and support to patients with a terminal illness and their families including the provision of emotional and bereavement support. The performance of skilled nursing care including aspects of assessment, wound management, palliative care and catheterisation. The performance of diagnostic tests such as Ankle Brachial Pressure Index using Doppler and the interpretation of the results to decide further courses of action. Performance of procedures which require fine dexterity and skill such as venepuncture, drug administration by injection and the removal of sutures. Interpretation of results and the communication of these to patients e.g. blood glucose estimation. Explaining aspects of care to patients and carers allowing the opportunity to ask questions and raise concerns. Maintenance and promotion of high standards of professional practice including the sharing of approaches and experience with others. Maintain a duty of care to patients, carers and colleagues through the exercise of personal and professional accountability. ## Responsibilities Community Staff Nurses are integral members of the district nursing team providing clinical care to a range of patients with acute and chronic health problems. The post includes the performance of a range of clinical procedures and assessments within a primary health care and community settings. The Community Staff Nurse works in partnership with patients and carers in the community, providing health education and nursing care within the Scope of Professional Practice. The post-holder is an integral member of the community nursing team working with colleagues to delivery clinical care to patients living in their own homes and within residential care homes. Although the post holder has access to advice he / she is expected to work largely unsupervised. In addition, the post-holder is expected to supervise the work of others including auxiliary nurses and student nurses on placement. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. ## Person Specification ### Other requirements **Essential** - It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working without direct supervised in a health care environment **Desirable** - Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools - Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods ### Qualifications / Professional Registration **Essential** - State Registration on Part 1 of the 3 part NMC register - Additional clinical qualifications or equivalent derived through experience at diploma / degree level if experienced - Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period). - Newly qualified staff will be required to undertake the Trust preceptorship programme within the first year in post. ## Documents - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899) - [com1075 community staff nurse jd&ps (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10221055) ## 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.