Job Description

Surrey Downs Health & Care



Join our friendly and supportive Dorking team and make a real difference to patients in your local community. We're looking for a committed Community Nurse to help us deliver outstanding, patient-centred care. Whether you're newly qualified or an experienced nurse, we'd love to hear from you.



In this role, you'll provide high-quality nursing care to patients in their own homes, care homes, and clinics. You'll see a wide variety of conditions and needs, from wound care and palliative support to long-term condition management and rehabilitation, working closely with a skilled and multi-disciplinary team.



At Surrey Downs Health & Care, we're committed to supporting your professional growth. You'll benefit from regular supervision, ongoing training, and opportunities for development, as well as playing a key role in supporting student placements. We also offer a flexible working model across sites, giving you the chance to build both your skills and your career in community nursing.



To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages.



Surrey Downs Health & Care provides care closer to home through our Community Nursing Teams, Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, and Specialist Services, working as part of an innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.



Our Community Nurses play a vital role in delivering person-centred care that crosses traditional boundaries. By working across GP practices, patients' homes, care homes and clinics, we ensure that local people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

The Surrey Downs Health & Care partnership brings together:

The three GP federations - GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network - representing practices across Surrey Downs



Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust



Surrey County Council



This collaboration means patients benefit from joined-up, seamless care. By working as one system, we can improve outcomes, reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, and make it easier for people to access the care and support they need.



Our shared values underpin everything we do in community nursing: providing outstanding, compassionate care and supporting people to remain well and independent within their own communities.



Work as part of the team undertaking lead responsibilities as negotiated and agreed with District Nurse



Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times



Assess individual care needs, implement and evaluate holistic programmes of care



Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers



Take every opportunity to promote health and wellbeing of the patient



Develop effective communication and liaison systems



Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to SDHC procedures



Facilitate/undertake training and professional updating for team and students



Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff



Maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care



Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines



Support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activities



Work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the senior team member, deputising as required



Be responsible and maintain timely patient care



Be responsible for maintain data entry and other record keeping



To work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the patient



Be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals



Participate in the SDHC Clinical Governance Strategy



Participate in the SDHC Risk Management Strategy



Undertake any such other duties which may be required from time to time as are consistent with the post



Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines



Staff are employed to work within SDHC localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs.



Please refer to the job description and person specification for mode details.