# Out of Hours Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/out-of-hours-community-staff-nurse/ebbd5935-2dc8-4f35-8f0f-da035bae2959 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/out-of-hours-community-staff-nurse/ebbd5935-2dc8-4f35-8f0f-da035bae2959.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Warrington Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-11T12:29:44.384Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9835-HA26-097 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9835-HA26-097/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9835-HA26-097 - **Employer website:** https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting permanent, part-time opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join our Out of Hours Community Nursing Service in Halton covering the evening service between 17:00 23:00 3 x shifts a week including Saturdays and Sundays. This role is ideal for a registered nurse who is enthusiastic about delivering high-quality, person-centred care to patients in their own home and supporting people to remain safe and independent within the community. You will work as part of a supportive and integrated team, caring for housebound patients with a range of nursing needs including wound care, palliative care, catheter care and long-term condition management. We are looking for someone who communicates effectively, works well both independently and as part of a team and is committed to continuous professional development. Community nursing is a varied and rewarding area of practice, offering the opportunity to build strong therapeutic relationships, develop clinical skills and make a meaningful difference to patients, families and carers every day. ### Main duties of the job The post holder plays a vital role in supporting the District Nursing team through the management of an assigned caseload. Key responsibilities encompass the assessment, planning, and evaluation of patient care needs. The incumbent works closely with the District Nurse to facilitate effective communication regarding patient care, maintain up-to-date care plans, and ensure seamless continuity of services, especially during reviews of complex care arrangements. Additional duties include contributing to mentoring, educational, and assessment activities. Collaboration with healthcare professionals and external agencies is integral to providing efficient and high-quality service delivery. ### About us Flexible working will be considered for all roles. North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region. Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities. Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation. Our mission We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other Our vision We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn Our values - Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone - Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working - Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all - One team: We work well together and with our communities ### Details - Date posted: 11 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working - Reference number: C9835-HA26-097 - Job locations: Chaplefield Clinic, Wilsden Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7XS, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The post holder actively supports the District Nursing team by undertaking responsibility for a delegated caseload. Undertakes the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients care needs. Liaises with the District Nurse to ensure information sharing in relation to patient care / changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages. Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing. Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery. To promote the health and wellbeing within the family unit and community as a whole. Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs as the named nurse. Plan, assess and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the District Nurse To support the team leader in the co-ordination of complex and continuing care packages. Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC. Attend a multi-disciplinary case conference as the named nurse if appropriate. To communicate and collaborate with other members of the PHCT, voluntary and statutory organisations to support individual patient care. To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations. To competently perform clinical skills related to the post. To be professionally responsible for a delegated caseload under the supervision of the District Nurse. To assess health needs at individual, practice and community level. To undertake chronic disease management reviews using appropriate template. To work without direct supervision. Please see Full Job Description attached. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ### Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Desirable** - Previous community experience - Post-registration nursing experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC registered adult nurse - Evidence of level 5/6 study **Desirable** - V100/V150 nurse prescriber - Teaching and Assessing qualification ### Physical Effort **Essential** - Good physical ability is required to undertake moving and handling tasks within patients homes, using appropriate equipment and adhering to safe moving and handling procedures. ### Physical Skills **Desirable** - IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems. ### Job Specific Requirements **Essential** - The ability to travel independently across the Trust - The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs ### Right to Work / Relationships **Essential** - Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK? - If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)? - Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role. - If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship. ### Skills, Knowledge & Competencies **Essential** - Range of extended clinical skills & demonstrate clinical knowledge. - Venepuncture and immunisation. - Able to communicate sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers. - Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate packages of care - Able to develop effective interpersonal skills/relationships across the health & social care setting. - Good verbal & written skills **Desirable** - IT skills. - Experience of using Electronic Patient Records. - Audit and research. - Male & Female catheterisation. - Supra pubic catheterisation. - Tissue viability qualification. - Leg Ulcer management qualification. - IV Therapy - Chronic disease management. - Experience of working within palliative care. - Management skills. - Teaching & assessing skills ## 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.