Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Community Nurse

The closing date is 25 November 2026

Job summary
Urgent Out of Hospital Care Senior Nurse. Are you a dynamic, motivated and highly skilled nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to patient care? If so, we would love to hear from you.

The Urgent Out of Hospital Service is seeking an experienced Senior Nurse to join our innovative and expanding team. Bringing together Hospital@Home, Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Ward services, we are at the forefront of delivering integrated care closer to home, supporting the NHS vision of providing high-quality, patient-centred care outside of hospital settings.

Based at Milford Hospital, our team receives referrals from a wide range of partners across the Guildford and Waverley community, including GP practices, ambulance services, social care teams and voluntary sector organisations. Together, we provide safe, compassionate and responsive care in patients' own homes, helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting people to remain independent for longer.

Main duties of the job
As a Senior Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering urgent and planned care within the community. Working autonomously and alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team, you will undertake urgent two-hour response visits, comprehensive assessments, clinical reviews and care planning to support patients with complex and acute health needs.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care while working collaboratively with colleagues across health and social care services. Your clinical expertise, leadership and problem-solving skills will help ensure patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for this role. Business mileage will be reimbursed in accordance with the Trust's expenses policy.

About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities
You will be part of a fast paced, ever evolving community MDT, where your proven ability to make high level clinical decisions will aid patient recovery. This will include having a direct link to the patients GP, as well as other health care professionals to prevent hospital admission.

You will provide clinical leadership within the Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Hospital at Home teams, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support early discharge. The role includes managing day-to-day service delivery, coordinating and prioritising caseloads, supervising and supporting staff, ensuring safe staffing and skill mix, and contributing to quality improvement, governance, and service development in line with organisational standards.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NMC registered qualification
• Practice supervisor/Practice Assessor
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate for the role.
• Degree level qualification in relevant training or equivalent knowledge and experience in health related subject

Desirable

• Relevant urgent care, community, frailty or long term conditions related training
• Health Assessment course
• Non-Medical Prescriber

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Experience of delivering care in acute, community, intermediate care or urgent care setting
• Experience of working independently whilst recognising professional boundaries
• Evidence of CPD aligned to the role
• Understanding of integrated care systems and community pathways
• Leadership and supervision skills

Desirable

• Experience in urgent community response, virtual ward, frailty or admission avoidance services
• Knowledge of the national UCR services specifications (2 hour response model)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Lead, Sian Hines, sian.hine@nhs.net, 01483964124

Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year, per annum including High Cost Area Supplement
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 384-SP-EMF19954-C-B6
Job locations: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom

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