Community Nurse Specialist

Rdehospital; Exeter; On-site; GBP 38,000 - GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Exeter is seeking a Band 6 Community Nurse to lead a team and provide essential care to patients in their homes. The role involves directing nursing staff, ensuring the delivery of holistic care, and maintaining patient independence. Strong leadership and clinical skills are crucial for success in this evolving team environment. This permanent, full-time position offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including training opportunities and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Extensive staff discounts

NHS Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Car lease schemes

Occupational health services

Qualifications

• Must be a car driver with access to a car.
• Experience in Community Nursing is essential.
• Ability to provide professional supervision to team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Community Nurses within a specified region.
• Conduct assessments and reviews for patient care.
• Maintain patients in their preferred place of care.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Clinical knowledge

Adaptability

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Specialist Nurse Practitioner Qualification

Job description

We are looking for a dynamic and driven individual, seeking a new challenge to lead the evolving St Thomas Community Nurses (Exhayes Team), based at Osprey House, Exeter.

This is a substantive leadership post for an experienced Community Nurse to lead a team of experienced Community Nurses, delivering care to patients in their own home. Aiming, wherever possible, to enable people to maximise their independence and optimise their quality of life whilst remaining at home and preventing admission to hospital. The Postholder will offer direction and day to day leadership and professional supervision to unregistered and registered nursing staff in the team.

Community Nursing is entering a period of exciting transformation and innovation to protect the future service we provide for our patients and sustainability of the NHS. In Line with the NHS Long term plan and People plan 2021 Community Nursing services will be expanding and evolving to meet the ever-changing needs and demands of the NHS. Community nursing provides holistic patient centred care for patients who are generally housebound, usually with complex, chronic and long-term conditions.

About the Role

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role:

This is a substantive Band 6 leadership post, Specialising in Community Nursing. Working under the direction of the Nurse Team Manager (Community) and using leadership skills and knowledge you will lead and manage a group of registered and unregistered nurses using your experience from Community Nursing. The post holder will be required to provide professional supervision, clinical auditing, support clinical/academic development, provide excellent clinical knowledge and have a good understanding to the evolving future of community nursing and how to lead a team through change.

Our community Nursing teams are based in Exeter to the South and West of the city. You will be based in a team of community nurses who oversee the Exhayes area, Exeter but at times will need to support patients across the whole city of Exeter. It is therefore vital you are an adaptive and flexible worker throughout the day.

A vital part of the Band 6 Community Specialist Nurse role it the ability to provide safe and effective triage of new patients or new concerns. You will be expected to work as part of the Triage Hub team and therefore excellent communication and clinical knowledge is required for this role.

We work closely with the wider community MDT to promote admission avoidance and empowering patients to stay at home. We work very closely with our GP, Hospice, Physio and Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Voluntary and Urgent Care Services.

Staff are supported with supervision both in team meetings or a one to one basis. This is also integral to our work and considered a priority to support staff at work both to develop professionally but also to support their health and wellbeing and provide a safe environment to discuss professional issues.

If you work with us there are plenty of opportunities for training and acquiring qualifications. This can either be modular based academic work, clinically focused and related to the role, leadership qualifications or the Specialist Nurse Practitioner Qualification at Master’s level over two years. This qualification is a great development opportunity, is registered with the NMC and includes studying for the Independent Supplementary Prescriber qualification.

Key responsibilities of Community Nurses are:

• To assess, provide and review Nursing care, advice and information to patients and carers within the home environment or appropriate care setting in line with key knowledge and skills
• Aim to wherever possible maintain patients in their own preferred place of care, enabling them to maximise their independence and optimise their quality of life.
• To work under the direction of the Community Nurse Team Manager using skills and knowledge as a competent Registered Nurse.
• To be expected to hold a designated caseload and deputise in the absence of the Specialist Nurse.
• Continue your professional development through additional learning and education
• Support unregister team members and student nurses through there development by sharing clinical and leadership knowledge and skills

You must be a car driver and have use of a car. A mileage allowance is as per Agenda for Change. Currently, in all bases there is free parking however, this may be open to change.

Working Pattern:30 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Weekend rotation as part of the weekend for coordination and clinical working.

This is an internal vacancy for Royal Devon employees, therefore Bank workers are currently not eligible to apply for this vacancy.

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation TrustandNorthern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.

• Salary Band 6: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
• Frequency Annual
• Vacancy Reference 185-466-12468
• Contract Type Permanent
• Closing Date 23 February, 2026
• Job Category Nursing
• Staff Group Nursing & Midwifery Registered