Community Registered Nurse Intermediate Care

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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Community Registered Nurse Intermediate Care

The closing date is 10 November 2026

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Job summary

If you are passionate about providing high quality individualised patient care, enthusiastic about supporting patients' rehabilitation and increasing their independence and quality of life we would like to hear from you.

You will work as a community Nurse as part of the intermediate care team alongside band 6 nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and support workers. The role is based across the bay covering Torquay, Paignton and Brixham.

You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, have a Patient centred approach to care, be highly motivated and able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills. Can provide motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent/ co-operation is required or there may be barriers to understanding. To include undertaking best interest decisions

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Main duties of the job

• To work as part of the intermediate care team who are supporting patients recently discharged from hospital or have had a change in function due to a decline in their medical status.
• To deliver high quality care to the housebound patients of Torquay and work as part of multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with primary care and secondary care.
• Patient comfort and well-being are paramount
• Achieving agreed standards of care
• Working as part of, and contributing effectively, as a valued team member
• Other objectives to be discussed, set and reviewed at time of Achievement Review
• • An ability to communicate and liaise effectively within a range of settings including:-
  • GP's
  • Primary Health and Social Care Team
  • Practice staff
  • Hospital Staff - Sisters/Nurses/Hotel Services/OT's/Physio
  • Community Staff - Health Visitors/Community Nurses/Admin Staff
  • Zone Manager
  • Macmillan Nurse

  Out of hours services:

  • Devon Docs
  • SWAST (Ambulance Service)
  • Safeguarding Team
  • Patients/families/carers
  • Third Sector Organisations
  • Care Trust Representatives
  • Nursing/Residential Homes

About us

Torquay Health and Well-Being Team are a large but supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to the housebound patients.

We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.

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Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.

Details

Date posted

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

388-8317444-FC&I

Job locations

Intermediate care team- Union House

3rd Floor, 89 Union Street

Torquay

TQ1 3YA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

#caretojoinus

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

#caretojoinus

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

• Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1 Adult Nursing
• Ability to generate prescriptions and order pressure relieving equipment using available IT systems in place

Desirable

• Mentorship Course
• Tissue Viability/ Leg Ulcer course
• Community Nurse Prescriber V150
• Diabetes course
• Palliative Care Course
• Experience of continuing health care assessments
• Experience of COPD or Heart Failure

Specific Skills

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate good time management skills
• Ability to demonstrate relevant team worker experience
• Proven relevant experience in a range of clinical skills including complex and specialist skills

Desirable

• Willing to undertake V150 community practitioner prescribing course
• Palliative care skills
• Understands clinical supervision and able to demonstrate relevance to practice
• Previous experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Relevant I.T. knowledge/experience
• Awareness of safeguarding adults and children
• Awareness of mental capacity act
• Awareness of resource management
• Holistic client assessment using an identified model of care
• Utilising specialist knowledge across a wide range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge
• Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
• Knowledge of principles of Research and Audit
• Proven relevant experience in communicate complex information to patients, carers, and health and social care staff
• To manage/prioritise a caseload, demonstrating appropriate delegation

Desirable

• Health and Safety awareness
• Equality and diversity awareness
• Understands clinical governance
• Awareness of local and government agendas

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

• Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1 Adult Nursing
• Ability to generate prescriptions and order pressure relieving equipment using available IT systems in place

Desirable

• Mentorship Course
• Tissue Viability/ Leg Ulcer course
• Community Nurse Prescriber V150
• Diabetes course
• Palliative Care Course
• Experience of continuing health care assessments
• Experience of COPD or Heart Failure

Specific Skills

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate good time management skills
• Ability to demonstrate relevant team worker experience
• Proven relevant experience in a range of clinical skills including complex and specialist skills

Desirable

• Willing to undertake V150 community practitioner prescribing course
• Palliative care skills
• Understands clinical supervision and able to demonstrate relevance to practice
• Previous experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Relevant I.T. knowledge/experience
• Awareness of safeguarding adults and children
• Awareness of mental capacity act
• Awareness of resource management
• Holistic client assessment using an identified model of care
• Utilising specialist knowledge across a wide range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge
• Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
• Knowledge of principles of Research and Audit
• Proven relevant experience in communicate complex information to patients, carers, and health and social care staff
• To manage/prioritise a caseload, demonstrating appropriate delegation

Desirable

• Health and Safety awareness
• Equality and diversity awareness
• Understands clinical governance
• Awareness of local and government agendas

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

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

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Intermediate care team- Union House

3rd Floor, 89 Union Street

Torquay

TQ1 3YA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Intermediate care team- Union House

3rd Floor, 89 Union Street

Torquay

TQ1 3YA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Intermediate care lead

Cath Merrick

[email protected]

07825027760

Details

Date posted

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

388-8317444-FC&I

Job locations

Intermediate care team- Union House

3rd Floor, 89 Union Street

Torquay

TQ1 3YA

United Kingdom

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