Community Staff Nurse (open to Newly Qualified Nurses) - #186720

Job Overview

Farnborough Community Nursing team are looking to appoint a Community Staff Nurse.

Applicants can be newly qualified, or experienced, as full training, and support will be offered. We are looking for dynamic, motivated individuals who wish to provide high standard nursing care to people in their own homes.

With excellent links to local universities, inhouse university credited modules the training and development we are able to offer is first class, allowing rapid upskilling and support with new skills.

Newly qualified staff will have access to a preceptorship program and a specific clinical upskilling program to support their transition from student to RN.

We would welcome applications from newly qualified nurses and we provide a very comprehensive and fully supported Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified healthcare professionals

This post is for 30hrs per week. There will be an expectation for the successful candidates to work weekends, late shifts and bank holidays pro rata. Our late shift covers until 8pm

You must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work. Mileage expenses are claimable via the trust expenses system.

This role is open to newly qualified nurses graduating in September 2026.

Main duties of the job

• The role includes, wound care, palliative care, IV drug administration, medication/ injection administration, diabetes management and many other diverse skills.
• To provide a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity.
• To undertake assessment of patients / service users care needs and develop programmes of care as part of the wider multi-disciplinary care team.
• To provide advice to patients/ service users and carers regarding their care.
• To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in arrange of settings.
• Provide supervision, mentorship, and clinical support to students and junior staff in the team.
  
  

Working for our organisation

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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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RN Qualifications/BSc in Nursing Studies.
• NMC Registered.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience from either current role or as a student nurse.
• Experience of organising patient related resources.
• Experience in wound care.
• Catheter care.
• End of life care experience or exposure as a student nurse.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of care planning.
• Leg ulcer management skills.
• IV competencies.
• Evidence of CPD training.
  
  

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
• Computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of organising patient related resources.
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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