Job overview
Lincolnshire Community Heath Service (LCHS) have an opportunity for Registered Nurses to join their South Lincs Community Nursing Team.
We have a vacancy 1 full time fixed term -12 months
As a community staff nurse you will be required to work autonomously and as part of a team, delivering care to patients in their own homes, care homes and clinic settings. Successful candidates will be responsible for assessing care needs, and the planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care using innovative evidence based practice.
Main duties of the job
Community nursing is exceptionally rewarding as it allows wonderful therapeutic relationships to be developed with patients in their own homes. Working in this capacity embodies the person centred care approach and allows patients to truly be at the centre of care delivery.
The skillset of a community nurse is vast and non-exhaustive requiring knowledge and expertise in a range of areas. Examples of interventions provided are wound management, continence care, palliative care, medication administration and long term condition management. Close working with the MDT (Social Workers, GP's and Allied Health Professionals) to ensure that patients care is effectively co-ordinated, demonstrates a positive impact on our patients.
For more information about the role of a community nurse watch the following video from The Queen's Nursing Institute
The Work of Community Nurses – The Queen's Nursing Institute (qni.org.uk)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As this is a community post, you must be able to travel to patients homes and clinic settings. Due to the rurality of Lincolnshire some areas are not well covered by public transport therefore having access to transport is essential.
The service works through the hours of 8:00am to 6:30pm 7 days a week and is covered by variable shift patterns of Early shifts 8:00am -4:00pm, Mid shifts 9.00-17.00 and late shifts of 10:30am - 6:30pm.
The Community Nursing service delivers a 12 week induction programme for all new staff. We also offer a robust preceptorship and clinical skills programme with an experienced clinical education team. This provides peer support in addition to the requisite training required to fulfil the role to its true potential.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, you are encourage to look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading and refer back to these documents when completing your application.
You should use your application form to show that you meet all or most of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification for the position. If you fail to demonstrate this in your answers, or you are unable to meet the criteria, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for an interview for that post.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates a range of clinical skills pertinent to area of practice
- Demonstrates excellent communication skills including record keeping
- Demonstrates IT and electronic patient record systems
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to undertake practice audit
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate experience of assessment, care planning and care delivery
- Experience of delegation and supervision of others
- Evidence of the application of research and evidence based care
- Evidence of experience in teaching / disseminating knowledge and skills
- Experience of team working
Desirable
- Experience of health promotion/ coaching strategies
Qualifications
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate current 1st level UK NMC adult nurse registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Demonstration of mentorship, supervisor or assessor qualification and its use in practice
- Further relevant training e.g. palliative care, wound care, elderly care, diabetes
Desirable
- Evidence of completed leadership modules/qualification
- Evidence of V100 or V150 Community Practitioner prescribing course undertaken
- Post registration qualifications e.g. palliative care, care of the elderly, wound care, continence or other relevant post remigration qualifications
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This advert is for Community Staff Nurse with Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust in Lincoln, Midlands, 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 (full time). The application deadline is 27 Jul 2026.
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