Clinician - Community Services

• Undertakes comprehensive nursing assessments, clinical observations and treatment plans within professional scope.
• Manages a caseload of patients autonomously, including those with complex needs or long-term conditions.
• Provides advanced wound care, chronic disease monitoring, childhood and adult immunisations, ECGs, and other enhanced skills (depending on competency).
• Escalates concerns appropriately while exercising professional judgement and decision-making authority.

• Applies clinical reasoning to identify deterioration and make informed decisions.
• Uses evidence-based practice and guidelines to plan and deliver care.
• Contributes to clinical risk management through incident reporting, safety checks and proactive risk identification.
• Provides support during emergencies, ensuring safe escalation and rapid response. A single short sentence that describes what this accountability should deliver within this role.

• Provides tailored health education and lifestyle advice to patients and families.
• Supports behaviour-change interventions such as smoking cessation, weight management or medication adherence.
• Helps patients understand and manage their own conditions, improving long-term health outcomes.
• Identifies safeguarding concerns and signposts to appropriate support or protective measures.

• Ensures effective time management and patient flow.
• Supports coordination between clinical and administrative teams to optimise service delivery.
• Works confidently within protocols and contributes to service development or pathway improvements.
• Participates in audits, clinical reviews and quality improvement initiatives.

• Acts as a role model for excellent professional standards, communication and patient care.
• Supports, advises and mentors junior members of the team, healthcare assistants or students.
• Offers guidance during busy periods and contributes actively to team problem-solving.
• Shares knowledge, experience and good practice to strengthen overall team capability.

• Demonstrates accountability and autonomy while working within the relevant Codes of Conduct (Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
• Maintains accurate, contemporaneous clinical records.
• Upholds confidentiality, safeguarding and data protection principles in all interactions.
• Models values-based behaviour, acting with compassion, respect, fairness and integrity.
• Supports an inclusive and culturally sensitive environment for patients and colleagues

• Maintains and updates competencies through CPD, reflective practice and training.
• Engages in learning related to long-term conditions, clinical skills, diagnostics or expanded roles.
• Contributes to service improvements, policy updates and evidence-based changes.
• Participates in appraisals, audits and clinical governance processes.

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Paramedic with current registration
• Evidence of post-registration training relevant to primary care or community settings
• Current registration with the NMC/HCPC or equivalent registration
• Clean Driving Licence

Essential

• Competence in basic patient assessment, observations, clinical documentation, care planning and decision-making skills.
• Good understanding of infection prevention, safeguarding and patient safety principles.
• Knowledge of NHS primary care systems and clinical IT systems.