Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join Crawley Healthy and First Community PCN. The PCN is a group of practices working together in collaboration with community and other health and care services. PCNs will enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Care is organised around individuals' identified needs through collaborative working by service providers to deliver excellent patient care at the heart of the community. Crawley Healthy and First Community PCN Team are looking for registered nurses to join the team. If you are newly registered or looking for a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a great opportunity to specialise in a highly diverse and rewarding field.Community nursing offers the applicants many specialties in one role.Any successful applicants will have an individual induction plan to ease into this community environment. Main duties of the job Community Staff Nurse To deliver high quality care in the community in patients own homes, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development. The main aspects of the role are diabetic management, wound management including leg ulcer diagnosis and treatment, palliative care working very closely with the Hospice and GP's, bladder and bowel care including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.As well as the traditional type of patients as stated above, we work in partnership with the local health and social providers covering a specific group of people under frailty. This group includes Severely Frail (score based), Dementia diagnosis, End of Life, Complex Conditions and Care Home Patients. About us We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times. We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services. Why work for us? Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options Excellent training and development opportunities Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton EMBRACE, Disability and Wellbeing,LGBTQIA and Religion Spirituality and Belief staff networks Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff Date posted 31 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum/pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 150-OM1495-CC Job locations Crawley PCN Healthy and First 4th Floor Crawley Hospital Crawley RH11 7DH Job description Job responsibilities To deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development. Job description Job responsibilities To deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development. Person Specification Qualification Essential RN qualification / degree or diploma ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards Desirable Evidence of a range of clinical competencies Experience Essential Experience in a community setting Skills and Knowledge Essential Good numeracy and literacy skills Good communication and negotiation skills Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers. Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role Practice supervisor Desirable Motivational interviewing skills Other requirements Essential Demonstrates abillity to reflect and learn from situations Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning and development/competency framework Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions Demonstrates a high level of understanding of self and able to identify personal limitation, shows openess to address them Ability to travel between sites, car owner and driver with access to a vehicle for work An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients Must Hold a full UK driving license & access to a car. Essential Full UK license Person Specification Qualification Essential RN qualification / degree or diploma ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards Desirable Evidence of a range of clinical competencies Experience Essential Experience in a community setting Skills and Knowledge Essential Good numeracy and literacy skills Good communication and negotiation skills Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers. Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role Practice supervisor Desirable Motivational interviewing skills Other requirements Essential Demonstrates abillity to reflect and learn from situations Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning and development/competency framework Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions Demonstrates a high level of understanding of self and able to identify personal limitation, shows openess to address them Ability to travel between sites, car owner and driver with access to a vehicle for work An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients Must Hold a full UK driving license & access to a car. Essential Full UK license Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Address Crawley PCN Healthy and First 4th Floor Crawley Hospital Crawley RH11 7DH Employer's website https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)