Open position at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Community Nurse (Forest of Dean)
The closing date is 07 July 2026
This role is offered on a permanent basis. Shifts include 8am – 4pm and 12pm – 8pm covering across 7 days a week.
We are currently seeking nurses possessing the highest standards of care and compassion in order to aid, coach and support our diverse population of patient requirements here in the Forest of Dean.
As a registered community nurse, you will be placed in the privileged position of caring for patients in their own individualized environment and responsible for the implementation and undertaking of patient‑centred care.
Benefits and Development
- Individualised development planning
- A supportive diverse management structure
- Funded university accredited courses (relevant to post in line with individual nurse’s career progression wishes and agreed upon with line manager)
- Autonomy and development to manage own workload and take responsibility to manage a small caseload of patients in partnership with line manager
We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.
Main Duties of the Job
To excel in this role, you will require current NMC registration. Post‑registration experience is helpful but not essential, and we have an excellent preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses. You need to be able to work over a shift system which includes early and late shifts across 7 days including weekends and bank holidays.
Job Responsibilities
- Assess patient and carers needs through strength based assessment
- Develop individual care plans in partnership with patients and carers. This will include information, advice, sign‑posting and education.
- Regularly evaluate care plans to ensure they are up to date and appropriate, reporting clinical changes or areas of concern to the appropriate member of the team.
- Provide skilled nursing care interventions, support and advice to colleagues, patients and carers.
- Work to reduce unwarranted variation in clinical practice, providing evidence based interventions which effectively enable people.
- Discuss issues relating to care and support of individual patients with other disciplines and agencies, and refer to those who can better meet their needs.
- Collaborate with colleagues in the Integrated Community Teams and other aligned services to enable people within their communities, maximising their potential and promoting their independence.
- Administer and monitor medications consistent with policies and procedures.
- Contribute to the prioritisation of workload, taking responsibility for a delegated caseload of patients.
- Assist in providing consistently high standards of evidence based care that meets the patients requirements and satisfaction.
- Maintain accurate patient documentation on the electronic clinical recording system.
- Respond appropriately to feedback from patients and carers about the service, using the open approach of the organisation and within Duty of Candour expectations.
- When suitably experienced, act as a clinical triage nurse within the centralised Community Nursing referral centres, providing clinical review of patients and engaging with health and care professionals to enable effective patient flow and referral management.
Professional Development
We provide a Multi‑professional preceptorship programme aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing. We have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. The programme is provided to all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. Additionally, preceptees can enrol and complete a Level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).
Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.
Visa and Immigration
The Trust works in line with the UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse with NMC
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing or equivalent
- Willingness to undertake additional training as required.
- Full driving licence and use of vehicle
Length and/or Nature of Experience
- Experience of working without direct supervision
- Experience of working with student learners in practice
- Previous experience of community nursing practice
- Evidence of post‑registration education & training.
- Holistic health assessment course (or equivalent)
- Teaching & assessing qualification
Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
- Ability to work on own initiative, assess patients competently and report back to Team Leader (or appropriate health care professional) relevant changes in patient’s condition.
- Ability to effectively manage the workload, prioritise and delegate work in the absence of the Team Leader – District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse
- Ability to liaise effectively within the Primary Health Care Team and with other professionals / agencies
- Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required.
Address
Forest & TNS Integrated Community Team, Ow Bist Forest Community Space
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