Job Description

Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a new opportunity? We haveCommunity Staff Nursepositions available within the team, based in YeovilOur service covers the urban and rural areas of East South Somerset. The shifts include dayshifts and are usually 8am-4pm, 9am-5pm or 10am-6pm. You'll also work one twilight shift per week (2pm-10pm) and one in three weekends which include additional unsocial hours enhanced payments. There areno night shifts. We offer flexible working solutions where possible to ensure a work-life balance and part-time hours will be considered.You'll need to be a car driver with your own vehicle to visit patients.We offer a generous mileage allowance to cover the use of your car for NHS business, which includes both mileage and depreciation.If you're a qualified RN looking for a rewarding challenge to advance your nursing career, join our friendly, and highly skilled team of nurses and support staff. We also welcome applications fromnewly qualified nurses,where we can offer you preceptorship to support and guide you in your new role.
Main duties of the job
As a community RN, you'll provide care to patients in their homes, managing a range of complex health issues and collaborating with various other disciplines.You'll develop a broad range of nursing skills, including IV medication administration, palliative and end-of-life care, complex wound management, catheter and continence care, diabetes management, PICC line care, medication administration, and drain tube management.You'll need to make autonomous clinical decisions and create holistic care plans, with the support of your colleagues and Team Leaders. Comprehensive training and guidance will be provided by our two dedicated Clinical Lead nurses.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Details
Date posted
10 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
31,049 to 37,796 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
184-OL-BL-3348
Job locations
Magnolia House
56 Preston Road
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 2BN
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work closely with the Team Leader coordinating the community nursing teams off duties to meet the needs of the community nursing service/workload.
Ensuring all loans of equipment are appropriate and reviewed regularly
Working in partnership with other health care professionals and agencies
Encouraging client independence and empowerment, recognising and respecting their involvement in the planning and delivery of their care
Please see attached job description for more information. Job description
Job responsibilities
Work closely with the Team Leader coordinating the community nursing teams off duties to meet the needs of the community nursing service/workload.
Ensuring all loans of equipment are appropriate and reviewed regularly
Working in partnership with other health care professionals and agencies
Encouraging client independence and empowerment, recognising and respecting their involvement in the planning and delivery of their care
Please see attached job description for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Level One Registration with appropriate registration with the NMC as per post requirements
• Full valid Driving Licence

Desirable

• Teaching/Assessing Qualification
• Previous Community Experience

Experience
Essential

• Required to develop the knowledge base in line with the requirements for the post

Desirable

• Experience of working in multi-agency services
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and to have undertaken post registration training

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Level One Registration with appropriate registration with the NMC as per post requirements
• Full valid Driving Licence

Desirable

• Teaching/Assessing Qualification
• Previous Community Experience

Experience
Essential

• Required to develop the knowledge base in line with the requirements for the post

Desirable

• Experience of working in multi-agency services
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and to have undertaken post registration training

Skills Required