Community Staff Nurse - Adult Community Nursing (part-time) | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 per annum / pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Worthing, BN11 2AN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Coastal and South Downs Community Primary Care Network Team is looking for a registered nurse to join the team. We are based at Beach Park House in Worthing, covering Worthing and surrounding areas.

If you are newly registered or looking for a new challenge, Community Nursing offers a great opportunity to specialise in a highly diverse and rewarding field. Community nursing offers the applicants many specialties in one role.

Any successful applicants will have an individual induction plan to ease into this community environment.

We would expect any prospective applicants to have researched the community role and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust so you can demonstrate why you should be the successful candidate

Previous applicants need not apply

We provide a highly supportive approach with all staff to gain the competencies required for the role. This includes individual development for those who wish to pursue a pathway to gain the District Nursing qualification. Also for those who have a special interest in any of the community disciplines, we will ensure they have the access to expand on those skills.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing

• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex

• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement

• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities

• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton

• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks

• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

You will see on the Person Specification some of the competencies and expectations you will either have or need to develop if you were successful. The main aspects of the role are Diabetic Management, Wound Management including Leg Ulcers diagnosis and treatment, Palliative care working very closely with the Macmillan and GP’s, Bladder and Bowel care including urethral and supra pubic catheters and other continence needs.

As well as the traditional type of patients as stated above, we work in partnership with the local health and social providers covering a specific group of people under Frailty.

Our goal is to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. To participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence based care, facilitating staff learning and development.

This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Sep 2026

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