Community Nurse
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.
Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.
By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Band 5 Community Nurse to join the Ketts Community Nursing Team based at Attleborough on a fixed term contract contract until June 2026.
This friendly and busy team requires a keen and motivated Nurse to provide assessment and quality interventions to the population of patients restricted to receiving care in their homes.
You will be a registered nurse with skills in palliative / end of life care, wound care (including management of leg ulcers and pressure ulcers) for this vulnerable group of patients and a strong desire to further develop your community nursing skills and experience.
You will be required to work over a 7 day working week including weekends and be hard working, motivated, with excellent communication skills. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in holistic assessment, to demonstrate that you use your initiative and have a keen interest in working with this group of patients. You must hold a full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
You will support staff working at a band 3 and 4 level, along with students and apprentices.
This post is suitable for both newly qualified Nurses and experienced Nurses.
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Job Purpose
To contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatments.
Key Areas of Responsibility
To assess, prescribe and deliver interventions for patients, for example with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
· To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital
· To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital
· To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
Working for our organisation
The Nursing team is based in Attleborough and consists of Nurses, Assistant Practitioners and Healthcare assistants. The Therapy team are based with the Nursing team and work very closely. They consist of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners.
This team has a sister team in Wymondham, and works closely with other neighbouring teams, each covering their own areas although staff are expected to support neighbouring teams depending on caseload numbers.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
The post holder will:
1. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop care plans, using clinical reasoning skills, that may need to be delivered from a range of options.
2. Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
3. Assess patients’ holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
4. Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
5. Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patient’s cooperation in their care management plan.
6. Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care
professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
7. Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
8. To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
9. Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
10. Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
11. Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
12. Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
13. Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
14. Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
Professional – the post holder will:
15. Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate
16. Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions
17. Be able to make own travel arrangements to patients’ homes, clinics, base and meetings etc as required
18. Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies
19. Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies
20. Provide advice/training to less experienced staff and supervise and support junior members of staff and students where appropriate; contributing to the induction process for new staff / students
21. Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances
22. Comment on draft policies
23. Maintain own continued professional development
24. Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised
25. Be accountable for work delegated to others
26. Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role
27. Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence
Organisational – the post holder will:
28. Undertake mandatory training as required
29. Participate in a Personal Development Review process
30. Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members
31. Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy
32. Be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff
33. Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course
34. Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy
35. Contribute to clinical audit as required
36. Complete the staff survey as required
37. Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.
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Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.
Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
DBS - this post may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.
Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.
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