Community Nurse – Surrey Downs Health and Care

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health & Care

Are you passionate about the helping people in the community? If so, come and join our fantastic teams.

We have an exciting opportunities for a Band 5 Nurses to work at Epsom PCN, within Surrey Downs Health & Care. If you are passionate about caring for people and making a difference within your community, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for nursing staff from all backgrounds including newly qualified, those more experienced, looking for a change, maybe wanting to work locally, excited by the difference of being out within the community with the benefits and challenges that brings.

To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages.

Please note these roles require post holders to hold a current and valid driving licence enabling them to drive in the UK and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

We have our own Learning & Development Department that have a range of different courses and development plans that give you the opportunity to grow your career.

Main duties of the job

o Work as part of the team undertaking lead responsibilities as negotiated and agreed with District Nurseo Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all timeso Assess individual care needs, implement and evaluate holistic programmes of careo Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carerso Take every opportunity to promote health and wellbeing of the patiento Develop effective communication and liaison systemso Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to SDHC procedureso Facilitate/undertake training and professional updating for team and studentso Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staffo Maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing careo Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelineso Support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activitieso Work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the senior team member, deputising as requiredo Be responsible and maintain timely patient careo Be responsible for maintain data entry and other record keepingo To work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the patiento Be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Adult Nurse with NMC
  • Valid Driving Licence (to drive within UK)

Desirable

  • V100/Mentorship

Experience

Essential

  • To have an understanding of current issues affecting the NHS
  • Understanding of the Clinical Governance agenda

Desirable

  • Relevant post registration experience
  • Community experience

Other

Essential

  • Access to a vehicle for work purposes

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to assess, deliver and evaluate quality care
  • Effective communicator

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: 26 July 2026

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