Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust • Farnham, Surrey GU9 9QL

Community Staff Nurse | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

About this role

We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Community Staff Nurse to join our dynamic and supportive community nursing team for the Community Night Nursing team for two nights per week (Fri/Saturday).

This post involves delivering high-quality nursing care to patients in their own home or in a clinic setting offering variety and autonomy in your daily practice.

As a Community Staff Nurse, you will provide holistic nursing care, supporting patients with a range of conditions, such as end of life care and symptom management. This is alongside with other nursing care required for our patients.

Who We’re Looking For

  • NMC Registered Nurse with enthusiasm, energy, and a passion for delivering high standards of care.
  • While community experience is not essential, an understanding of autonomous working in the community setting and transferable skills are desirable.
  • If you are looking for a change .
  • You are passionate about caring for patients who are end of life and require the input from a community nursing service to stay at home.
  • You must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for travelling across the locality.

Deliver Skilled Nursing Care

Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care, ensuring best practice principles are followed.

Comprehensive Patient Assessment

Conduct thorough assessments of patients’ physical, psychological, and social needs, including carers’ requirements. Develop individualised, person-centred care plans that promote self-care and help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

Care Planning and Continuity

Be able to triage and accept referrals from acute settings, GPs, carers, and other agencies during the shift, Liaising with GP out of hours Service.

Problem Identification and Escalation

Identify and document new problems or changes in condition, reporting findings to the Band 6 nurse as appropriate.

Accurate Record Keeping

Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and contemporaneous electronic records in line with Trust and NMC guidelines. Full training on the use of electronic record systems will be provided.

Liaison and Referrals

Liaise effectively with GPs, other services, and agencies, ensuring timely and appropriate referrals to optimise patient care.

Patient and Carer Support

Provide information, guidance, and emotional support to patients, families, and carers to promote positive health outcomes.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

This advert closes on Thursday 14 May 2026