Community Staff Nurse - Adult Community Nursing (Part-time Fixed-Term)

Job Overview

East Grinstead PCN is looking for a registered nurse to join the team. We are based at The Annex, Crawley Down Health Centre covering East Grinstead and surrounding villages. 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.

Main Responsibilities

• Diabetic management
• Wound management including leg ulcers diagnosis and treatment
• Palliative care
• Bladder and bowel care including urethral and suprapubic catheters
• Partner with local health and social providers for frailty care

Working for Our Organisation

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (SCFT) is the largest community health and care provider in Sussex. Our expert teams deliver a wide range of medical, nursing and therapeutic care to over 10,000 people a day.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN qualification / degree or diploma (Essential)
• ENB 998 or equivalent or work towards (Essential)
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies (Desirable)

Experience

• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• 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
• Practice supervisor

Skills

• Ability to reflect and learn from situations
• Commitment to lifelong learning and development
• Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
• A clear understanding of the role of Community staff nurse
• Car Driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act for reasonable adjustments

Application Instructions

This vacancy is no longer accepting applications. For informal visits contact Dawn Steers at [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].