Adult Community Nursing Practice Development Nurse

Job summary
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.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 01 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £51,657 to £58,785 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 384-CR-PDN
Job locations: The Jarvis Centre, Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU1 1LJ, United Kingdom

Job 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

• 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

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).

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.