# Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/f53b9c3e-dc5a-4a89-b731-47f6e712cdf9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/f53b9c3e-dc5a-4a89-b731-47f6e712cdf9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Various community bases across Calderdale - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** permanent and Fixed term contracts to cover maternity leave available. - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Up to 37 hours including weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T13:40:55.537Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Halifax/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community/Community-v8206767 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8206767?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting time for Calderdale’s district nursing teams as we have established 5 community hubs each with its own unique and diverse needs. We are seeking enthusiastic staff members with excellent communication skills, who are highly motivated and adaptable in a fast paced and ever changing environment. We would welcome any informal visit to see our hubs in action and meet the teams. We look forward to you joining us, good luck with your application! ### Main duties of the job Are you passionate about providing the best possible care, empowering patients and delivering complex care in the community? Are you an experienced qualified community Staff Nurse seeking a new challenge? If so, we would love to meet you! ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Be able to create a professional nursing culture which is open to change, new ideas, concepts and innovation whilst reflecting organisational strategy and values - To deliver direct and indirect patient care. - To participate in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust provide a 24 hour district nursing service and, as such, an element of flexible working is expected to maintain safe, effective, responsive services. - Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust acknowledge and support the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (NMC 2002). This code must underpin the practice of community nurses within the PCR at all times and has informed the development of the competencies outlined below ### 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 ### QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse in relevant field of practice - Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete **Desirable** - Additional post-registration qualification relevant to field of practice - Evidence of continuing professional development - Role Specific Training relevant to specialty of the post - Teaching Qualification - Leadership Qualification ### KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE **Essential** - Knowledge and skill to plan, deliver, and evaluate high quality, evidence-based nursing care to a group of patients within the speciality of the post - Experience of working with patients, and those that matter to them, from a range of diverse cultures and backgrounds - Experience of working as part of a team, with the ability to prioritise own workload. - Knowledge and skill in infection prevention and control principles and procedures - Knowledge and skill in safeguarding principles and procedures - IT literacy and ability to use NHS systems - Competence in speciality or role specific extended skills required of the post or willingness to undertake necessary training **Desirable** - Clinical experience in the specialty of the post - Skills in research and audit methodology and application of findings to practice - Evidence of introducing change and innovation into nursing practice ### COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES) **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt to meet the requirements of patients, their families/carers, and professional colleagues. - Ability to work under pressure - Flexibility to meet the needs of the service **Desirable** - Human Factors awareness ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 344.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10513486) - [job description appendix a (pdf, 259.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2182) ## 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.