Community Staff Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Bradford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Bradford is looking for a Community Staff Nurse to join their team. The role involves delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in the community, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements. Candidates should have valid RGN status, active NMC registration, and a commitment to ongoing training. The position offers a competitive salary range of £31,049 - £37,796 per annum and the chance to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing support packages

Internal development and learning opportunities

Increased mileage rates for travel

Qualifications

• Must have an understanding of interagency working and adult protection.
• Registered General Nurse with active NMC registration required.
• Willingness to undergo further training as needed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality health care to patients in their own home or clinic setting.
• Collaborate with the wider Primary Health Care team.
• Participate in the assessment of health needs and delivery of care.

Skills

Understanding interagency working

Demonstrates ongoing professional development

Ability to travel between multiple sites

Education

RGN

Active NMC registration

Teaching / Assessing in clinical practice

V100 prescribing for nursing or equivalent

Job description

Main area Community Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Variable hours available , please contact to discuss) Job ref 453-25-7630158

Employer Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site North Locality Town Bradford Salary £31,049 - £37,796 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/12/2025 23:59 Interview date 06/01/2026

Community Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

Job overview

Are you looking for a role where no 2 days are the same?

Where you have the opportunity to make a difference to people living in their home environment?

If so this could be the Job for you.

We are currently inviting applications for a Community Staff Nurse to join our Community Nursing Team in North Bradford

As a community nurse working within the planned care service, you will be providing high quality care for people in their own homes, ranging from long term conditions, to complex and palliative care. You’ll be working on a rotational basis as part of a seven-day service, with the support of agile technology to help you deliver timely, high quality care, with support from specialists across the Trust.

Shift patterns are between the hours of 8am and 9pm, 7 days per week.

There are lots of development opportunities available to you as a community staff nurse to enable you to progress your career and offering promotion to senior nurses or further study to become a qualified specialist practitioner or advanced practitioner, along with other modes of study to enhance your skills in tissue viability or palliative care as a few examples.

Applicants must be able to regularly travel extensively across the district to meet the needs and demands of the service.

Closing- 28th December 2025

Shortlisting- 29th December 2025

Interview- 6th January 2026

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the district nursing team to ensure high quality health care is delivered to patients in their own home and/or clinic setting. To work in collaboration with the wider Primary Health Care team, whilst participating in the assessment of health needs and delivery of care to the practice population. The service is delivered over a 7 day rota and postholders are expected to work flexibly in line with agreed operating hours to cover a 24 hour service.

Working for our organisation

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description and the Person Specification for more information about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

Person specification

Experience

• Understanding and/or experience of interagency working and adult protection.

Qualifications

• RGN
• NMC registration active
• Teaching / Assessing in clinical practice
• V100 prescribing for nursing or equivalent

Training

• Willingness to undergo education / training for both practice and service need

Knowledge & Experience

• Demonstrates ongoing professional development
• Must be able to travel between multiple sites to undertake numerous visits

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.