Job summary
Internal applicants only LWSW employees only

This post is available to LWSW employees only. Please do not share these details outside of the organisation.

22 hours per week.

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Community Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to people in their own homes. This is an excellent opportunity to work autonomously while being supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team. Our core hours are 0830-1700, covering a 7-day service.

The role requires positivity and excellent communication, leadership and caseload management abilities. A need to demonstrate integrity and initiative, sound clinical knowledge with evidence based practice and the ability to support the team, approaching your work in a coordinated way.

We work integrated with primary care, adult social care, therapists, urgent and intermediate care services alongside our specialist services informing our ageing well MDTs which facilitates shaping our future to deliver great quality care for housebound individuals.

We strive to improve health outcomes and patient experience. This role supports people in their own home and care homes with our Care Home Service. Through expert advice and clinical support and treatment, promoting the optimum quality of life. Whilst providing an effective and efficient service delivery, utilising health promotion, wound, medication and continence management. Taking an active role with TEP, ACP with EOL Patients.

Main duties of the job
Community Registered Nurse - your role is vital in terms of coordinating peoples care through holistic evidence-based best practice in accordance with National and Organisational approved policies and procedures.

You will be an autonomous practitioner and role model. Responsible for assessing, triaging, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, support the Community Sister/Charge Nurse in their absence.

Manage sensitive issues and overcome obstacles in communication.

Required to undertake a robust induction, a mentor will be allocated to support your learning and development.

We offer training with required competencies for you to build on your knowledge, experience, and skills. You will be expected to undertake continued learning with accessibility to accredited courses.

Required to be competent, diagnose and investigate. Have sound knowledge and judgement providing evidence-based wound management and pressure ulcer prevention. Continence management, palliative, and end of life care.

Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.

This job advertisement may close earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted.

Interviews will be completed face to face.

LW staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Job responsibilities
5.1 Responsibility for People Management
To be responsible in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Specialist / Caseload Holder to manage own workload and delegate nursing care to appropriately skilled staff and ensure that these are supported.
To assume responsibility as delegated by a senior member of staff.
To act as a role model for all staff and students demonstrating specialist clinical skills and high standards of practice and professional conduct.
To share knowledge and information to promote a cohesive team.
To take responsibility for your own personal and professional development, maintain competence, knowledge and skills commensurate with the role.
To assess, teach, support, and supervise colleagues including Pre-registration students and medical students.
To participate in team activities to develop and consolidate a cohesive and supportive team ensuring openness within the team.
To facilitate and participate in the development of team members, monitoring of sickness, line management, appraisals, mandatory training, competencies, clinical supervision and staff performance as directed by the Service Lead.
To participate in the recruitment and selection of new staff.
To participate in coordinator/duty rota as required.

5.4 Responsibility for people who use our services
Be responsible for contributing to the holistic assessment, planning delivery and evaluation of care to patients within their own homes. Implement, monitor and maintain high standards of care delivery at all times.
To act as a patient advocate as required ensuring individual needs, preferences and choices are delivered by the service.
Support CHC assessment and case management as part of the MDT for people at home where the community nurse is identified as the most appropriate community team member.
To be involved in all steps of a patient's journey from referral to discharge.
To undertake health promotion as requested to all age groups and contribute to planned health promotion activities e.g. NSFs, smoking cessation and long-term conditions. To act as a resource in providing advice and support for patients, relatives, carers, and other agencies.
To undertake comprehensive risk assessments of all situations associated with the care of patients in order to ensure nurses and the carers safety. This might include the assessment and provision of equipment ensuring it is used safely.

7. Physical demands of the job
You may be required to drive or travel for periods of time between patients homes in all weather / seasons and requiring lifting bags and equipment from the car boot on each visit.
Daily there is likelihood to exert moderate physical effort for several long periods during a shift e.g. wound dressings and diagnostics in patients homes, which require nurses to kneel, bending, sit on knees, bending or lifting of limbs or buckets of water (up to 40 60 minutes per limb); this involves manual handling and equipment.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Experience of working within a nursing team. Experience in supporting and dealing with vulnerable patients. Ability to use a computer, being responsible for timely recording of patient activities for IT, data collection, dealing with e-mail queries, stock and equipment ordering.
Desirable
Experience of working with primary care.

Qualifications
Essential
Qualified registration, registered with the NMC.
Desirable
Experience in phlebotomy. Experience in Compression Therapy. Experience in continence care, including catheterisation and bowel care. Palliative care experience. Experience in wound care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We prioritise employees development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Employer details
Employer name: Livewell Southwest
Employer's website: https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/

Contact: Emma Alderman, Community Nurse Manager, erees1@nhs.net, 01752438211

Closing date: 09 November 2026
Reference number: B9832-2026-NM-10476
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Pay scheme: Agenda for change, Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa, pro-rata