District Nurse Band 7

Procare Community Services

Job summary

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated District Nurse to join our community nursing team in Guildford and Waverley. This role is ideal for a registered district nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in a community setting, supporting individuals to remain independent in their own homes.You will work autonomously as well as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing skilled nursing care to patients with a range of complex physical and long-term conditions.

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.We use electronic clinical records through EMIS and a work IPad and IPhone will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will visit adult patients in their own home who have an identified nursing need including those with a long-term condition, complex care needs and needing care at home and the end of life.The post holder will use an electronic patient held record system, EMIS as a record of care and all our nurses are provided with a work Iphone and Ipad for mobile working.The community nurse will use a range of nursing skills including venepuncture, wound care, catheterisation, syringe drivers, end of life care and symptom control and on successfully attaining all the competencies required will be reviewed for a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
  • District Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification / diploma / degree
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Area of special interest in the management and treatment of long-term conditions and willing to undertake additional education in this area

Desirable

  • Nurse prescriber (V300)

Skills, knowledge and Expericence

Essential

  • 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
  • keeps up to date with evidence-based practice and research related to nursing and health care in the community
  • Advanced range of clinical skills and ability to undertake full assessments and physical assessment of patients including those with multiple pathology and complex health and social needs
  • Good knowledge of health and safety and effective risk management, able to safely operate community equipment
  • Able to use databases and other IT programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Emails, Virtual Meeting platforms
  • Demonstrable evidence of service improvement / implementing local change following audit / policy / research / service evaluation
  • Business / Project / Quality Improvement planning skills

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: 7 August 2026

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