About this role
Job summary
22.5 hours per week.
As a Band 5 Community Nurse, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to individuals in their own homes or community settings across the South Hams area. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) supporting people to maintain independence, manage long-term conditions, and avoid hospital admissions wherever possible. This position is pivotal in the shift from hospital based care to preventative neighbourhood care and response.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Community Nurse, you will deliver holistic, patient-centred care to individuals in their own homes and community settings, carrying out comprehensive assessments and planning, implementing, and evaluating care to meet a range of physical and health needs. You will provide clinical interventions such as wound care, medication administration, catheter care, and support for long-term conditions, while promoting independence, health education, and self-management. The role requires strong teamwork and collaboration, working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues including GPs, senior nurses, therapists, and social care professionals to ensure coordinated, high-quality care and safe hospital discharge. You will maintain accurate clinical records, adhere to the NMC Code and safeguarding policies, and contribute to service improvement, clinical supervision, and continued professional development while often working autonomously across the community.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description Job responsibilities
A Band 5 Community Nurse provides essential nursing care to patients in their own homes and local community settings, supporting individuals with a wide range of health needs. The role involves assessing patients, planning and delivering care such as wound management, medication administration, and support for long-term conditions, while promoting independence and wellbeing. End of life care is a key part of this role in delivering compassionate care for patients at end of life alongside care and empathy for families. Working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, the nurse collaborates closely with colleagues including GPs, therapists, and social care services to ensure coordinated, safe, and effective care. The post also includes maintaining accurate records, adhering to professional standards and policies, and engaging in ongoing training and development. Please see full JD
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
first-level nursing qualification (degree or diploma) with current NMC registration
digital experience Essential
Digital skills for a Band 5 Community Nurse include the ability to confidently use electronic patient record systems to accurately document care, update patient information, and access relevant clinical data in a timely manner. The role requires good general computer literacy, including the use of email, digital communication tools, and basic Microsoft Office applications for record-keeping, reporting, and information sharing. Nurses should be able to input and retrieve data effectively, maintain confidentiality, and follow information governance standards. Additionally, the ability to interpret basic audit data and service performance information is important to support quality improvement and evidence-based practice. Competency in using digital devices in the community, such as laptops, tablets, and mobile phones, is essential, along with the adaptability to learn new systems as healthcare technology evolves.
Experience Essential
The essential criteria for the Band 5 Community Nurse role include holding a first-level nursing qualification (degree or diploma) with current NMC registration, along with a commitment to ongoing professional development and willingness to undertake further training in long-term condition management. The post requires the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, with strong communication skills to engage compassionately with patients, carers, and colleagues. Applicants must demonstrate up-to-date clinical knowledge, an understanding of community nursing practice and clinical supervision, and experience across a range of healthcare settings. Key skills include problem-solving, decision-making, time management, and the ability to assess patients, prioritise care, and make appropriate referrals using evidence-based practice. The role also demands excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, the ability to work under pressure, adapt to changing environments, maintain accurate records, and work within organisational policies. Additionally, candidates must be able to work flexibly across shift patterns, uphold high standards of care, and safely perform essential clinical procedures such as venepuncture, wound care, medication administration, and complex nursing interventions. Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Livewell Southwest
Address Ivybridge Medical Practice
Station Road
IVYBRIDGE
Devon
PL21 0AJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)