Community Staff 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.
Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.
Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Please note all new starters will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
Job overview
We are currently looking for motivated, proactive Community Staff Nurses to support the District Nursing team in order to meet the health needs of patients in the Luton area.
EEC Luton Community Nursing has transformed its Community Nursing Services through the development of cluster working, dividing planned and unplanned care, triaging of referrals and through the introduction of a Single Point of Contact (SPOC).
This is an ideal opportunity for Community Staff Nurses to develop their skills within the community setting providing holistic care to housebound patients.
Experience of working in Luton would be an advantage although full induction and training will be given in line with service need.
Luton has good transport links to the M1 and M25 and the London Luton Airport. In conjunction with Luton Borough Council, parking permits are available for staff to use in and around Luton.
A UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role.
Service covers 8am - 6pm, 7 days a week.
"(Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 07/10/2026)"
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To support the provision of Community Nursing care within the Integrated Community Nursing Team, providing scheduled and unscheduled care to the house bound population of Luton.
To assist in the assessment, planning and implementation of holistic care provision.
To work with the MDT to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
You will need to be adaptable to overcoming challenges and ensuring that the patients receive the evidence based nursing care they require and further refer onto other services that are identified to be appropriate.
Supporting other colleagues and embracing service development is fundamental to the role.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.
If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To ensure at all times patients are treated with care and compassion.
To support the senior nurse in organisation and coordination of the overall care to meet clients’ care needs, which may be complex involving other professionals and agencies in an integrated and co-ordinated way.
To accept responsibility for those patients whose care has been delegated to them by the Community Nursing Sister or senior nurse and ensure continuity of the nursing care by on-going assessment.
Escalate Risk as appropriate
To deputise for the Community Nursing Sister in their absence as required
Assess and prioritise unscheduled requests for nursing intervention and allocate to the appropriately skilled clinician as appropriate
To refer patients to other services / agencies as appropriate
To organise own work as delegated by the senior nurse.
Delegate work to junior staff and learners as required
To assist in the planning and co-ordination off duty, covering annual leave, sickness and study leave under supervision of a senior clinician.
To assist in the assessment and implementation of care interventions to meet identified health needs of individuals, families and communities. Maintain associated records.
To provide mentorship to pre- and post-registration nursing students.
Communication
To assist in the delivery of some highly complex and sensitive information in an appropriate form and manner for the patient/ carer/ relatives.
To understand and support the principles agreed in the transfer of patient information between the primary and secondary sector and deal with it in a sensitive fashion.
To anticipate barriers to communication and use interpreters or tools as required.
To use persuasive skills of negotiation and problem solving to facilitate positive outcomes.
To provide education to patients, students and colleagues as required.
To produce accurate and complete records consistent with legislation, policy and procedure.
To attend and participate in relevant meetings and training events.
To build and develop relationships between health professionals involved in the patient pathway.
Provide understanding and support to patients coping with acute and/or long-term conditions, including promotion of self-care.
Budgetary Responsibility
Assist in the Maintenance of adequate stock control of resources required to undertake nursing care.
To assist in the training and education on use of equipment to others. To ensure that records and equipment are maintained and stored according to. East of England Community Health and Care – Luton policies guidelines and protocols.
People Management
To provide day-to-day supervision of the junior nursing staff within the Integrated Community Nursing Team.
To assist in the co-ordination of team off-duty to meet the needs of the service.
To mentor and supervise students and other learners
To assist in the induction of new staff members
Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF proces
Research & Development Activity
To undertake R&D activity as requested.
Clinical and Practice Governance
Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust.
The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required
Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team
Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis
The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
The post holder is expected to work within a variety of environments, e.g. patients home, residential homes, and nursing homes and will have direct exposure to smell, bodily fluids.
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 eligible roles. 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.
Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
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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