Community Staff Nurse
Role Introduction
Are you a newly qualified nurse (within the last 6 months) or due to qualify soon and looking to start your career in a rewarding, supportive community setting?
We are seeking motivated and compassionate individuals to join our Neighbourhood Teams across Leeds. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop core clinical skills while delivering high\-quality, patient\-centred care in patients’ own homes and care homes.
This role will be of particular interest to current final year students on the community pathway \- please indicate this clearly in your application.
We have a number of vacancies city\-wide in our Neighbourhood Teams. The service currently operates between 8:00am and 8:00pm with various shifts on a 7\-day rota, including weekends and bank holidays.
This is a community\-based, autonomous role, requiring regular travel across the locality. A full UK driving licence and access to a car with business insurance is essential.
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to supporting newly qualified nurses through:
- A structured preceptorship programme.
- A comprehensive induction tailored to community practice.
- Ongoing clinical supervision and mentorship.
- Access to learning, development and career progression opportunities.
Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, you will:
- Deliver safe, effective, person\-centred nursing care to patients in their own homes with support from Senior and District Nurses.
- Undertake holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in line with NMC standards and Trust policies.
- Support patients with a diverse range of needs including:
- Medication administration (including insulin).
- Wound care and other clinical procedures.
- Long\-term condition management.
- Palliative and end\-of\-life care.
- Promote health, independence and wellbeing, supporting patients to remain safely at home.
- Work collaboratively with therapy, social care and partner organisations/stakeholders.
- Recognise, respond to and escalate safeguarding concerns, ensuring the protection of vulnerable adults in line with local and national safeguarding procedures.
For further enquiries please contact Polly Long 07598 558651 or Donna Nicholson 07949 102374\.
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full requirements of the role.
Adverts will close early where the maximum number of applicants is reached.
This vacancy is not eligible for Sponsorship from Leeds Community Healthcare Trust.
Applicants requiring sponsorship need not apply.
Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:
Who are we?
Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community\-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.
We have a strong culture based on deeply\-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Perks of the job:
Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.
Right to Work:
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK \- either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
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