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Description.
Provide specialist community nursing care to patients in their own homes, residential settings, and community clinics. Deliver complex wound care, IV therapy, palliative and end-of-life support, chronic disease management, and safe clinical assessment for individuals requiring ongoing nursing input outside hospital settings.Key Requirements.
Experience.
Minimum 1–2 years’ post-registration experience in district nursing, community nursing, general practice nursing, or adult acute care.
Skilled in clinical assessment, wound management, catheter care, venepuncture, IV therapy, and supporting patients with long-term and complex needs.
Experience working autonomously in the community while coordinating care with GPs, community matrons, therapists, and social care teams.
Familiar with community nursing protocols, safeguarding requirements, lone-working procedures, and clinical governance standards across NHS community services.
Qualifications.
Full registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as an Adult Nurse.
Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ) in District Nursing desirable but not essential for agency roles.
CPD in community nursing, wound care, IV therapy, palliative care, and long-term condition management.
Compliance Vetting.
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service.
Full identity and right-to-work verification.
Two recent clinical references.
Up-to-date NHS Statutory and Mandatory Training (accepted across NHS and private providers).
Immunisation compliance for community clinical environments.
Full NMC registration and fitness-to-practise check.
Verification of qualifications and employment history.