Community Staff Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you looking for a role where no 2 days are the same?

We are looking for motivated and compassionateBand 5 Community Nurses to join our dynamic locality teams. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high quality person centered nursing care to people in their own homes, supporting them to remain independent, safe and well within their community.

This role is ideal for both qualified and newly qualified nurses, those seeking their first community post, or nurses wanting to broaden their skills and progress with locality teams, within a well structured career pathway.

You will be offered a structured preceptorship and as a community nurse working within the planned care service , you will be providing high quality care for people in their own homes, ranging from long term conditions, to complex and palliative care. You’ll be working on a rotational basis as part of a seven-day service, with the support of agile technology to help you deliver timely, high quality care, with support from specialists across the Trust.

Shift patterns are between the hours of 8am and 9pm, 7 days per week and We havevacancies across multiple community locality teams.

Closing Date 11/10/2026Shortlisting Date:13/10/2026Interview Date: 20/10/2026

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the district nursing team to ensure high quality health care is delivered to patients in their own home and/ or clinic setting. To work in collaboration with the wider Primary Health Care team, whilst participating in the assessment of health needs and delivery of care to the practice population. The service is delivered over a 7 day rota and postholders are expected to work flexibly in line with agreed operating hours to cover a 24 hour service

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Understanding and/or experience of interagency working and adult protection.

Qualifications

Essential

  • RGN
  • NMC registration active

Desirable

  • Teaching / Assessing in clinical practice
  • V100 prescribing for nursing or equivalent

Training

Essential

  • Willingness to undergo education / training for both practice and service need

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrates ongoing professional development
  • Must be able to travel between multiple sites to undertake numerous visits,

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).

Closing Date: 11 October 2026

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