Senior Community Nurse Plymouth

This post is available to LWSW employees only. Please do not share these details outside of the organisation.

22.5 hours per week - Fixed Term for 6 months.

The Senior Community Nurse provides and coordinates high-quality nursing care for adults with complex health and frailty needs within community settings. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care, managing a caseload, and supporting patients to maintain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. The post holder works closely with multidisciplinary teams, provides clinical leadership and supervision to staff and students, and contributes to service improvement, quality assurance, and patient safety initiatives. They are expected to work autonomously, make complex clinical decisions, maintain high professional standards, and support the effective day-to-day operation of the service, including leadership responsibilities in the absence of senior managers. All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Main duties of the job include:

• Assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating patient care, including responding to changing and urgent needs.
• Managing a caseload and supporting patients to maintain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to nursing staff, support workers and students.
• Working collaboratively with GPs, social care and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Promoting health, wellbeing and self-management through patient and carer education.
• Maintaining accurate records, ensuring compliance with policies, and contributing to quality improvement, audit and service development activities.
• Supporting day-to-day team management and acting as a senior clinical resource in the absence of the team leader.

Overall, the role combines advanced clinical practice, case management and team leadership to deliver safe, person-centred care within the community.

About us: Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Details:

• Date posted: 24 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 6 months
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: B9832-2026-NM-10389
• Job locations: 1st floor Crownhill Court, Tailyour Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5DH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities include:

• To be responsible for assessing, triaging, planning, implementing, evaluating care which may be complex, sensitive and unpredictable with the support of senior nurse, nurse specialist, caseload holder.
• To coordinate the delivery of care, application of clinical judgement in day-to-day changes in patients' needs and circumstances external to the individual, determining when to seek advice from senior clinical or management staff.
• To undertake and to develop all nursing skills and competencies, updating as required for their role to enhance the skill mix of the nursing team ensuring that the ever-changing health needs of patients are met.
• To maintain accurate records, which are confidential, contemporaneous, legible, and all care given to be documented.
• To provide clinical supervision to other staff and students.
• Promoting and supporting people in their care and treatment to help them manage their own health and wellbeing, maximising independence and facilitating health promotion.
• Depending on role you will be required to work within a defined geographical area undertaking specific clinical nursing duties to patients in a variety of settings such as their own homes, care homes, other community locations or clinic set.
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff in the absence of the team leader.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Essential: 1st Level Nurse Registration (degree or diploma), NMC Registration, Current Registered Nurse with relevant registered experience, Experience of mentoring.
• Desirable: Recognised teaching qualification mentorship or equivalent, Leadership experience/qualifications, NMP prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake, DNSPQ Qualification, Specialist Nurse modules.

Additional Requirements:

• Essential: Familiar and committed to the principles and values of the NHS, Demonstrate commitment to focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes, Creates and fosters a culture of openness, honesty, integrity and inclusiveness, Ability to work flexibly, demonstrating commitment to partnership working, Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
• Desirable: Values diversity and difference.

Knowledge:

• Essential: Up to date knowledge of current practice within the area specified in job purpose, Knowledge of national and local frameworks and strategies, Ability to translate best practice evidence and national policies in practice, Background and development knowledge of Government Policies and changes in Primary Care, Understanding of NICE guidance, Experience undertaking Incident Investigations, Ability to undertake holistic patient centred assessment.
• Desirable: Evidence of continued recent academic and clinical development, Knowledge of service development, Previous primary care/community experience.

Experience:

• Essential: Relevant post registered experience, Able to demonstrate Clinical Management skills appropriate to the role, Proven relevant experience of Leadership, Experience in leading and development of new pathways of care and delivering best practice, Experience in managing sensitive issues and overcoming obstacles in communication.
• Desirable: Experience and working knowledge of community setting desirable, Management/Leadership qualification, Experience of influencing change in the workplace.

Specific Skills:

• Essential: Good time management, Autonomous practitioner with the ability to work unsupervised, Ability to assess and treat patients using evidence-based practice, Ability to work alongside clinicians to support and enhance quality of patient care, Excellent interpersonal skills in Leadership, co-ordination and management skills, Delegation skills, IT Literate, Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others, Ability to act as a champion for patients and carers and their interests, ensuring the patients voice has an impact on service developments.
• Desirable: Flexible/Adaptable /Team player, Evidence of using initiative to put innovation into practice.

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer name: Livewell Southwest

Address: 1st floor Crownhill Court, Tailyour Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5DH, United Kingdom

For questions about the job, contact: Integrated Operational Lead Natasha Head natasha.head@nhs.net