Community Staff Nurse

In the role of Community Staff Nurse, you will be caring for complex patients in their home environments, care homes and within clinic settings. The skills you will be developing in Community Nursing include complex wound management, palliative care and end of life care, medicines management, IV drug administration as well as delivering a high standard of holistic assessment and care planning skills. Our teams work closely with members of the wider community multi-disciplinary teams including local GPs, Hospices, Specialist Nurses, Mental Health, Social Care, and therapy colleagues. As a Band 5 Nurse, you will become a valued member of our nursing team which covers the north of Hampshire, including Basingstoke. This post is for Basingstoke Rural West which is based in Parklands House in basingstoke covering areas such as Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton and Oakley, As a Band 5 Community Nurse, you will provide high-quality nursing care to patients in their own homes, residential settings and community environments. You will manage a diverse caseload, delivering clinical interventions such as wound care, medication administration, catheter and bowel care, palliative and end-of-life care, and the management of long-term conditions. You will work closely with GPs, therapists, social care colleagues and other healthcare professionals to ensure patients receive coordinated, person-centred care that promotes independence and prevents unnecessary hospital admissions.We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse who is committed to delivering safe, effective and responsive care. You will need strong clinical skills, excellent communication abilities and the confidence to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Community nursing requires adaptability, resilience and effective time management, as no two days are

The ideal candidate must be a registered nurse with a current NMC registration. You will have the ability to work both independently as well as part of a wider integrated team. You will need to demonstrate strong communication and organisation skills and a flexible approach which will ensure you deliver high quality care at every stage of the patient journey. We are happy to support applications from Student Nurses who are ready to qualify., the same.Successful candidates will be organised, proactive and able to prioritise demands while maintaining a high standard of care. You will demonstrate sound clinical judgement, a commitment to learning and a passion for supporting patients and their families within the community.Whether you are newly qualified or an experienced nurse looking for a fresh challenge, this role offers the opportunity to develop your skills, build meaningful relationships and make a difference to people's lives every day.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence