# District Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Procare Community Services.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Procare Community Services
- **Location:** The Jarvis Centre, Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU1 1LJ, United Kingdom
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 Per Annum Pro Rata inc. HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:59.999Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T06:00:20.636Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Guildford/Procare_Health_Ltd/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8351295
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8351295?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.procarehealth.co.uk/

## Job Content

### Job overview

Do you want to develop your career within a clinically led organisation, at the forefront of the revolution of adult community nursing?

Are you passionate for high quality patient care and experience?

This unique position offers you the opportunity to work as part of a highly skilled community workforce who are the cornerstone of safe patient care. You will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to visit patients in their own homes and care homes to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. We have lots of training and development pathways at every level through from band 3 to band 8. We provide a preceptorship program to support you in your role and ongoing training and development.

We use electronic clinical records through EMIS and a work IPad and IPhone will be provided.

This role has been identified as eligible for the joining incentive of a £2,000.00 phased payment. You will receive a joining incentive payment of £500 after 3 months’ service, a further joining incentive payment of £500 after 6 months’ service with a final payment of £1000 after a full 12 month’s services with Procare Community Services.

### Main duties of the job

We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious District Nurse to join the wider Community Nursing Team which includes Community Matrons, District Nurses, Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates and Healthcare Assistants.

You will undertake clinical skills including venepuncture, wound care, catheterisation and end of life including syringe drivers.

You will manage a caseload of patients attached to 1 or 2 GP surgeries. The role will include caseload management of patients with a range of long-term conditions and multiple pathologies. You will provide holistic assessment of health needs, relevant to nursing care and offer health promotion. You will need to have a District Nursing Qualification and experience of managing a team. You will act as a role model, teaching and supporting staff and students in the community.

Post holders will be available to work Monday to Sunday between 8am and 8pm. A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work Please see the attached Job Description to understand more about the opportunity this role presents you.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Maintains strong working relationships and communicates effectively with GPs, practice nurses, Social Services, Mental Health, acute / community hospital colleagues, Borough Council staff and the local voluntary sector - particularly for patients receiving shared care to ensure an effective flow of patient information to ensure high quality care.
- Attends all Gold Standard Framework and MDT meetings
- Ensures regular meetings are in place with GP and Practice Nurse colleagues

Please see attached Job Description for further details of the role and responsibilities.

### 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

**Essential**

- Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
- District Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification / diploma / degree
- Assessor / NMC Supervisor / Mentorship

### Knowledge, Skills and Experience

**Essential**

- Advanced range of clinical skills and ability to undertake full assessments and physical assessment of patients including those with multiple pathology and complex health and social needs
- Experience prioritising, delegating care and allocating visits in accordance with patient clinical need and individual competencies
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

## Documents

- [district nurse jd (pdf, 504.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10676691)

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