Community Staff Nurse - Adult Community Nursing

The Adur Community PCN Team is looking for a registered nurse to join our friendly & supportive team. We are based in Lancing and cover from the Southwick border to East Worthing.

If you are newly registered or looking for a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a great opportunity to specialise in a highly diverse and rewarding field. Community nursing offers the applicants many specialties in one role.

Any successful applicants will have an individual induction plan to ease into this community environment.

We would expect any prospective applicants to have researched the community role and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust so you can demonstrate why you should be the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

We provide a highly supportive approach with all staff to gain the competencies required for the role. This includes individual development for those who wish to pursue a pathway to gain the District Nursing qualification and those who have a special interest in any of the community disciplines, we will ensure they have the access to expand on those skills.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and well‑being
• Varied environments : community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options : part‑time, flexi‑time, annualised hours, and flexi‑retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost‑effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief network
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values

Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

You will see on the Person Specification some of the competencies and expectations you will either have or need to develop if you were successful. The main aspects of the role are Diabetic Management, Wound Management including Leg Ulcers diagnosis and treatment, Palliative care working with hospice and GPs, Bladder and Bowel care including urethral and supra‑pubic catheters and other continence needs.

As well as the traditional type of patients as stated above, we work in partnership with the local health and social providers covering a specific group of people under Frailty.

Our goal is to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self‑management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence‑based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable qualifications

Experience

Desirable experience

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 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).

Details

Date posted :  15 Ionawr 2026

Pay scheme : Agenda for change

Band :  Band 5

Salary : £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract : Permanent

Working pattern : Full‑time

Reference number :  150-KB2341-CC

Job location

The Quadrant, Unit 7

60 Marlborough Road

Lancing, West Sussex

BN15 8UW

Employer details

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

The Quadrant, Unit 7

60 Marlborough Road

Lancing, West Sussex

BN15 8UW

Employer's website :  https : / / www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk / work-with-us / (Opens in a new tab)

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