Job descriptionBank Band 5 - Community Staff Nurse - Kingston - London The closing date is 12 July 2026 Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust are hiring a passionate and skilled Community Staff Nurse to join their team. To provide high quality, skilled nursing care and to assist the Community Nurse Team Leader in the on-going planning, implementation, and evaluation of the holistic needs of the patient/client, family, and/or carer. Main duties of the job * To assist the District Nurse and District Nurse Team Leader in coordinating the work of the nursing team, to ensure effective caseload and care management. * To assist in coordinating and supervising the work of the nursing team, for a span of duty in the absence of the District Nurse Team Leader. * To undertake first assessments and reviews, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of individual programmes of care. * To deliver a high quality service to clients and carers independently planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care. Job responsibilities To have knowledge across the range of work procedures and practice underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience e.g. wound care, leg ulcer management, palliative care, pain management, medicines management, and IV therapy. To assist and carry out the implementation of local and national initiatives, health promotion, national service frameworks and NICE guidance. Work closely with General Practitioners, practice nurses, care managers and other health professional to ensure agreed standards are met and to ensure efficient team working. To ensure that practice is in line with all infection prevention and control measures as per Trust policy. To act as an advocate for clients, liaising with agencies within and outside the health service. To participate in case conferences, and multi‑agency meetings, as required. Assist in profiling the health needs within the caseload taking into account the wider, social, environmental and cultural issues affecting health inequalities. To actively participate in clinical supervision. To identify vulnerable adults and respond in line with Trust safeguarding policy. To provide and offer health promotion and participate in health promotion activities e.g. immunisation & vaccinations. To assist in carrying out the assessment, supply, review and safety of equipment used to support nursing care within clients homes. To assist and contribute to in the implementation of the Clinical Governance Action plan in relation to Community Nursing issues. Ensure that all patient records in all formats i.e. electronic or paper are kept currently in line with trust policy and that all data is entered on to the data base. Person Specification Experience * Recent experience of Nursing at Level 5, or evidence of a back to nursing programme * Experience of working in the community setting * One years worked post registration experience in a relevant setting, e.g. palliative care, care of the older person, orthopaedics, community services Qualifications * Level 1 Registered Nurse- with valid registration with the NMC - RN1 ,RNA * Experience or recognised qualification in areas such as: * Health Promotion, Diabetes, Care of the older person, Continence, Palliative care, Medical/Surgical, Nursing 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. Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust J-18808-Ljbffr