Livewell Southwest

Community Nurse

The closing date is 25 July 2025

Job summary

31.5 hours per week.

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled, compassionate and caring nurse to join our community nursing team. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of the people in our care and you will need to be committed to providing care of the highest quality to our patients in the community..

The role requires positivity and excellent communication. You will need to demonstrate integrity and initiative, sound clinical knowledge with evidenced based practice and the ability to manage your own work load.

We work integrated with primary care, therapists, urgent & intermediate care services alongside our specialist services forming our MDTs.

If you have an interest in community nursing, preventing hospital admissions, and caring for people with multiple co-morbidities, through to the last stages of their life, this role is for you.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Main duties of the job

Following an initial induction and ongoing clinical supervision, you will be responsible for: Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, without direct supervision, to patients, carers and relatives within their home environment. The aim is to enable them to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life. To work in partnership with patients and carers to offer support and advice and promote informed choice. To support the role of the Community Nurse Team leader. To work autonomously, providing effective, evidence-based care in line with competency and training record and organisational policies, procedures and guidelines. To support all locality teams by working in a flexible way. Moving to work with the team in most need on a daily, weekly or monthly basis as service provision demands.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa, pro-rata - enhanced hours working weekends

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B9832-2025-NM-9952

Job locations

South Hams Hospital

Plymouth Road

Kingsbridge

Devon

TQ7 1AT


Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Variety of evidence based clinical skills
  • Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance

Desirable

  • Competence in female, male and suprapubic catheterisation
  • Venepuncture
  • Management of syringe drivers
  • Compression bandaging
  • Wound care

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult)
  • Evidence of recent relevant professional development
  • To act as a mentor for student university placements. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
  • Current Professional Registration - NMC

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment

Additional criteria

Essential

  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others
  • Team player
  • Able to cope under pressure
  • Compassion and empathy skills
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
  • Hold a valid UK driving license

Desirable

  • Willingness to undertake further training
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Variety of evidence based clinical skills
  • Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Understanding of evidence-based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance

Desirable

  • Competence in female, male and suprapubic catheterisation
  • Venepuncture
  • Management of syringe drivers
  • Compression bandaging
  • Wound care

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult)
  • Evidence of recent relevant professional development
  • To act as a mentor for student university placements. Having the mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
  • Current Professional Registration - NMC

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment

Additional criteria

Essential

  • Self-motivated and able to motivate others
  • Team player
  • Able to cope under pressure
  • Compassion and empathy skills
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
  • Hold a valid UK driving license

Desirable

  • Willingness to undertake further training

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

South Hams Hospital

Plymouth Road

Kingsbridge

Devon

TQ7 1AT


Employer's website

https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

South Hams Hospital

Plymouth Road

Kingsbridge

Devon

TQ7 1AT


Employer's website

https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community nurse manager

Emma Louise Alderman

erees1@nhs.net

07805468451

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa, pro-rata - enhanced hours working weekends

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B9832-2025-NM-9952

Job locations

South Hams Hospital

Plymouth Road

Kingsbridge

Devon

TQ7 1AT


Supporting documents

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