# Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/f95f37f2-6d05-446b-8183-5e3df4acb53c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/f95f37f2-6d05-446b-8183-5e3df4acb53c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dartford - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 pa inc - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post holder needs to meet the needs of the service by being available to work flexibly on a rota basis over a 7-day period including weekday, weekend and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-31T13:50:58.633Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Bexley_Greenwich_sites/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Community_Physical_Health_Services/Adult_Community_Physical_Health_Services-v8168788 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8168788?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview *** Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.  *** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic nurses to work in our Adult Community Health Services. We have vacancies Greenwich District Nursing Teams to meet the increased demand for community health services, supporting the national agendas for delivering more care out of hospital. We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses with a drive to build on their pre-registration experience and knowledge. We provide a highly supportive approach with all staff to gain the competencies required for the role and as an Oxleas Community Staff Nurse you will be supported to develop advanced clinical assessment skills. As a Community Staff Nurse you will work autonomously, and as part of a team, to deliver a high standard of nursing care to patients in their home environment. This care includes phlebotomy and cannulation, administration of IV antibiotics via infusion, wound care, catheter care and also delivering sensitive compassionate care at end of life. All successful candidates will be offered a formal induction. https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1100349005/73718f83a8 https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1100349568/e579862b12 ### Main duties of the job A community staff nurse will ensure the delivery of high-quality care, ensuring standards are consistently high. You will do this by being competent and having the knowledge to deliver comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. You will be responsible for carrying out full and thorough clinical and risk assessment for the people in your care, seeing them holistically, being sensitive to their needs and escalating that risk to senior staff where necessary. Our district nursing services have Day teams and Twilight/Night teams operating between 08.00 -23:00 hours and we can offer flexible shifts within these hours. These services all operate seven days a week, including bank holidays. In our district nursing teams, due to the requirement to be able to travel between patients’ homes in a timely manner, a full UK driver’s licence is essential as well as access to a car for work purposes, with a Business insurance. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence. - You will do this by being competent and having the knowledge to deliver comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. - You will be responsible for carrying out full and thorough clinical and risk assessment for the people in your care, seeing them holistically, being sensitive to their needs and escalating that risk to senior staff where necessary. - Working within the wider multi-disciplinary team, you will develop and implement individualised care plans that will deliver high quality care that is evaluated and continually improved. - You will be responsible for carrying out full and thorough physical health assessments and regular monitoring of the people in your care, ensuring that their fundamental care needs are assessed and attended to including nutrition, hydration, comfort and hygiene and producing excellent quality documentation which follows the trust record keeping standards. - You will use courage to challenge and report poor practice at the time and raise your concerns to a senior member of the team and will carry out all your nursing duties to an excellent standard paying high regard to privacy and dignity and maintaining the people in your care’s rights. - We will expect you to be actively involved in regular clinical supervision and reflective practice and by undertaking the supervision of junior staff. You will collaborate with your line manager in the annual personal development process, setting goals for your continual development and undertaking training and learning opportunities that are identified in the plan. - You will be committed to carrying out evidence based best practice and to act as a role model for junior staff, leading by example and understanding your own values and judgements and how this can affect your relationship with the people in your care. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work independently with good organisational skills - Computer literacy ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of the role of the Community Health Care Team ### Qualifications **Essential** - Current NMC PIN (does not include NMC PRN) **Desirable** - Ability to facilitate learning for students - Knowledge of community health initiatives including Long Term Conditions management ### Driving Licence **Essential** - Valid UK driving Licence and access to a car ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847) - [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 335.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10470649) - [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656) ## 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.