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Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Nursing team as a District Nurse.
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Nursing team as a District Nurse.
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.
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 workPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the opportunity this role presents you.
About Us
The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of Community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services.
With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.
We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team. We take pride in our clinically led and flat management structure, which ensures transparent leadership from all directors. We are in search of an individual with the requisite skills and attributes, someone who is pragmatic and solution-focused, and who desires to be a part of our local Community Nursing Services.
Details
Date posted
08 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£50,008 to £56,908 a year Per Annum Pro Rata inc. HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
067-RD-DISTRICTNURSE-B
Job locations
Milford Hospital
Tuesley Lane
Godalming
GU7 1UG
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.
All work allocation and triage of referrals is through a Community Coordination Centre, which as a District Nurse you will be required to work within. Post holders will be available to work Monday to Sunday covering shifts between 8 am and 8 pm and need to be able to travel to patients homes frequently throughout the day across the locality and across Guildford and Waverley.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.
All work allocation and triage of referrals is through a Community Coordination Centre, which as a District Nurse you will be required to work within. Post holders will be available to work Monday to Sunday covering shifts between 8 am and 8 pm and need to be able to travel to patients homes frequently throughout the day across the locality and across Guildford and Waverley.
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
* Nurse prescriber (V100)
Person Specification
Essential
* Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
* District Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification / diploma / degree
* Assessor / NMC Supervisor / Mentorship
* Nurse prescriber (V100)
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.
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.
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
Procare Community Services
Address
Milford Hospital
Tuesley Lane
Godalming
GU7 1UG
Employer's website
https://www.procarehealth.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Procare Community Services
Address
Milford Hospital
Tuesley Lane
Godalming
GU7 1UG
Employer's website
https://www.procarehealth.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals
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