Senior Community Nurse

You’ll support people needing rehabilitation in the community, helping them recover, stay independent and improve their quality of life. You’ll work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing high‑quality, nurse‑led care to patients with a range of complex needs. This senior role combines hands‑on clinical practice with leadership, helping shape safe and effective services. You’ll build strong relationships with patients, carers and partners, ensuring care is joined‑up and person‑centered.

Main duties of the job

What you’ll do:

• Assess, diagnose and manage patient care, including treatment, referral and discharge planning
• Coordinate and prioritise a caseload, supporting timely rehabilitation and recovery
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to plan and deliver joined‑up care
• Provide guidance, supervision and support to junior staff and students
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evidence‑based practice

What we’re looking for:

• A registered nurse with professional registration and up‑to‑date clinical knowledge
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and managing complex patient needs
• Confidence to work independently and make clinical decisions
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with a focus on patient‑centred care
• A commitment to learning, development and supporting others to grow

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, and value a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

About us

At CHCP, we’re passionate about people; we recognise that high‑quality care is delivered by high‑quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Qualifications

• Registered 1st level Nurse
• NMC Registration
• Specialist post graduate knowledge in rehabilitation or related subject gained through formal qualification or acquired through equivalent experience
• Non-Medical Prescribing

Knowledge

• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance and local initiatives and issues in relation to unplanned care
• Working knowledge of multi-disciplinary teams
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Demonstrate the use of evidence-based practice
• Knowledge of the legal framework surrounding medications prescribed or supplied.

Experience

• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working and working with patients with acute medical conditions
• Demonstrate experience of utilising a variety of software packages e.g. SystmOne, E‑Mail, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Demonstrate experience of flexible workload
• Management and the ability to meet deadlines
• Demonstrate experience and competency in supervision and support of others in prioritisation of patient care e.g. junior staff, non-registered staff and students
• Experience in Intermediate care, demonstrating effective leadership and autonomy. Or previous experience of working in a similar post
• Experience of the initial management, stabilisation and onward referral of patients who may self‑present with more serious/life threatening conditions
• Previous experience of producing reports or audits
• Demonstrate previous leadership and management within a clinical setting

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.