# Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/5e0d5911-9dd0-47b9-9a81-b38d3feb064e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/5e0d5911-9dd0-47b9-9a81-b38d3feb064e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Stepping Hill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working over 7 days per week, either 8.30- 17:00 or a 8/6 over less days) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T10:13:26.381Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8267612 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8267612?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Our work in Core Neighbourhoods is at the very heart of Stockport Neighbourhood Care. Services will be offered seven days a week to help people remain healthy and build independence. The aim being that the “right care is delivered to the right people at the right time”. We are looking for a flexible, innovative practitioner with a variety of clinical skills. The District Nursing Service provides care in patients’ homes as well as residential homes caring for patients with complex needs and supporting carers. ### Main duties of the job The post holders will work with the Community Nurses and other multidisciplinary teams with the support of Mastercall GPs, to provide a first class service to the residents of Stockport. We are looking for a flexible, innovative practitioner with a variety of clinical skills. The District Nursing Service provides care in patients’ homes as well as residential homes caring for patients with complex needs and supporting carers. The post holder should have good organisational and assessment skills be flexible and willing to cover the service between 08:00 - 18:00 over a 7 day period. Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across Stockport and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Where possible, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A Band 5 Staff Nurse post in Stockport Integrated Community within a District Nursing Team this will be a permanent post in Stockport. The post holder should have good organisational and assessment skills be flexible. This post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable and approachable. In addition you will need to be able to demonstrate up to date knowledge on relevant nursing issues with knowledge of service changes and needs within Stockport. The post holder will need to be able to prioritise and have have good delegation skills and be a car driver and have a car available for work. the post holder must be flexible and have good time management skills. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS at a cost of £54.90. This will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16. ### 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 ### knowlege **Essential** - Demonstrate knowledge of current local and national health agenda and developments. - Awareness of current clinical issues in out of hospital care **Desirable** - Demonstrate an understanding of an implication of an issue which could impact on community service provision. ### experience **Essential** - Delivery of patient care and working in a clinical area. **Desirable** - Evidence of teaching and assessing students and junior members of staff. - Developing areas of expertise in community related practice. Tissue Viability/ Frailty/ end of life care - Experience of audit involvement in project work. ### work related **Essential** - Ability to travel and be based at different locations. - Mental effort to exert frequent concentration where work pattern is unpredictable. Ability to travel and be based at different locations. Mental effort to exert frequent concentration where work pattern is unpredictable. **Desirable** - Emotional effort. The post holder will be exposed to frequent distressing and occasionally highly distressing and emotional circumstances. . ### qualifications **Essential** - Current 1st level registration with NMC - Grade C / 4 (or equivalent) in GCSE English **Desirable** - Diploma in Nursing Practice or degree - Teaching and Assessing Certificate - Evidence of Health-related study at level 6/7 ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 464.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10582294) ## 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.