To provide skilled, effective, and evidence-based nursing care to patients with complex care needs, in a variety of community settings. To act as an autonomous nurse taking on-going responsibility for the assessment, planning, evaluation, and implementation of nursing care to individuals, groups of patients and their families on the district nursing caseload, delegating activities as appropriate. To undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological, and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process. To include the needs of carers. To act as the patients advocate and to facilitate the patients own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care as appropriate. Please refer to job description, personal specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.