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Job summary

Main area
Practice Development
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
384-CR-PDN
Employer
Procare Health Ltd
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Jarvis Centre
Town
Guildford
Salary
£51,657 - £58,785 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
23/09/2026

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Adult Community Nursing Practice Development Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Community Nursing team as an Adult Community Practice Development Nurse.

Do you want to develop your career within a clinically led organisation, at the forefront of the revolution of adult community nursing? 
Are you passionate for high quality patient care and experience?
This unique position offers you the opportunity to support with ongoing development and improvement of the adult community nursing service in Guildford and Waverley to ensure the delivery of a safe and high-quality community nursing service. The post holder will support to implement a culture of shared and continuous learning and improved outcomes. The post holder will assist in assurance that the Community Nursing Service are compliant with statutory and mandatory training as well as wider clinical skills relevant to roles and service. We use electronic clinical records through EMIS and a work IPad and IPhone will be provided.

 

 

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious Registered Nurse to join the wider Community Nursing Team which includes Community Matrons, District Nurses, Registered Nurses, Nursing Associates and Healthcare Assistants. 

The post holder will ensure a high quality, safe, efficient, and clinically effective locality based adult community nursing service that meets the needs of patients and carers. To provide highly visible clinical and professional skills within the community nursing service. To support the community nursing service to develop and maintain specialist skills relevant to their role to provide a safe and high-quality Community Nursing service, maintain evidence and assurance of this at service and individual level. To support the completion and assurance the Community Nursing service are compliant with statutory and mandatory training. 

Post holders will be available to work Monday to Sunday between 8am and 8pm. A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use if required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010. 

Procare Community Services are not a UKVI sponsoring organisation, so all candidates are required to have their own independent right to work
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification to understand more about the opportunity this role presents you.

Working for our organisation

The Procare Chief Operating Officer is a Nurse by background, who has a real passion for all aspects of Community working. Our board is clinically led with a Director of Nursing and GPs who have vast community experience, ensuring that Procare has the expertise and knowledge base needed to develop sustainable integrated services.

With a strong emphasis on high-quality care, patient safety, and a positive patient and carer experience as the core of our strategy, our goal is to ensure excellent care for our local community. We aim to achieve this by creating a supportive and highly skilled workforce, making Procare a great place to work.

We are an innovative, ambitious, friendly, and supportive local team. We take pride in our clinically led and flat management structure, which ensures transparent leadership from all directors. We are in search of an individual with the requisite skills and attributes, someone who is pragmatic and solution-focused, and who desires to be a part of our local Community Nursing Services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

•    To ensure a high quality, safe, efficient, and clinically effective locality based adult community nursing service that meets the needs of patients and carers.
•    To provide highly visible clinical and professional skills within the community nursing service.
•    To support the community nursing service to develop and maintain specialist skills relevant to their role to provide a safe and high quality Community Nursing service, maintain evidence and assurance of this at service and individual level. 
•    To support the completion and  assurance the Community Nursing service are compliant with statutory and mandatory training.
•    To work in a clinical environment 80% of the week, flexible depending on demands
•    To work with all staff, including but not limited to Pre-registration student Nurses and SPQ-DN students to assist in their development. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Registered Level 1 Nurse with current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
  • Evidence of level 7 study, or equivalent experience
  • Recent and relevant community nursing related qualification and experience
  • Completed physical/health assessment module at Level 7
  • Assessor / NMC Supervisor / Mentorship
  • Extensive experience in adult community nursing
  • Experience of teaching and ability to give presentations to groups

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emily Winter
Job title
Professional Lead for Education
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07795 236896
Additional information

Procare Adult Community Nursing Teams are based out of the following locations:

         The Jarvis Centre, Stoughton Road, Guildford

         Office 3, First floor, 4 Tannery House, Send Business Centre, Tannery Lane, Send

         The Medical Practice, High Street, Cranleigh

         Milford Hospital, Tuesley Lane, Milford

   •         Haslemere Hospital, Church Lane, Haslemere