Community Registered Nurse

Go back Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 March 2026

Are you a qualified nurse, passionate about nursing? We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our community nursing team, covering Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth, and Totnes. This is a fantastic opportunity to provide high‑quality, patient‑centred care in the beautiful surroundings of South Devon, where you will work alongside a supportive multi‑disciplinary team on a part‑time permanent contract of 30hrs per week.

If you'd like to learn more about this rewarding opportunity, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

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• To provide high quality evidence based nursing care in a community setting.
• To actively participate in the planning and discharge of complex patients from secondary to primary care.
• Work as part of multi‑disciplinary team and in partnership with primary care and secondary care.
• Provide motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent/ co‑operation is required or there may be barriers to understanding, including undertaking best interest decisions.
• Ensure timely and effective communication with the team manager and other team members on professional matters.
• Liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable or challenging in their responses because of stress related problem.

Strong communication is essential, as we work closely with a wider multi‑disciplinary team, particularly our Intermediate Care Team, to support seamless, integrated care.

You must have an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.

Empathy and reassurance skills.

Ability to provide motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent/ co‑operation is required or there may be barriers to understanding.

Full vacancy details can be found on the attached job description and person specification.

Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

The Moor to Sea Community Nursing Team are a small supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to the housebound patients.

We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.

Why work with us - 1 ()

To monitor and evaluate care programmes for patients and carers, promoting effective co‑ordination and continuity of patient care.

To communicate formally and informally with the DN team lead to ensure best practice and consistency with the community and intermediate care service in TSDFT.

An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills.

To liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable or challenging in their responses because of stress related problems.

To undertake Specialist Nursing and Continuing Care assessments (with appropriate training).

Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

• Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Diabetes course
• Experience in EOL /palliative care
• Practice Supervisor / Assessor
• Experience in complex wound management / compression
• Experience of continuing health care assessments
• Previous community experience

• Proven relevant experience in a range of clinical skills including complex and specialist skills
• Relevant I.T. knowledge/experience
• Awareness of mental capacity act
• Awareness of resource management
• Holistic client assessment using an identified model of care
• Utilising specialist knowledge across a wide range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge
• Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
• To maintain timely and accurate written records
• Proven…