Band 5 Community Registered Nurse

NHS; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Solihull is seeking a Band 5 Community Registered Nurse to provide high-quality care in the community. The role involves working independently and collaboratively with GPs, assessing patient needs, and ensuring timely care delivery. Candidates should have relevant professional qualifications and a compassionate approach to nursing. The position offers full-time hours with flexible working options considered.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Opportunities for personal development

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Willingness to supervise nursing students.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' nursing needs and deliver high standards of care.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals.
• Recognise and respond to patient deterioration.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical skills

Compassion

Education

Degree/Diploma in Nursing with NMC registration

Tools

IT skills for electronic record keeping

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Community Registered Nurse

The closing date is 01 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 5 Community Registered Nurse to come and join us in our Community District Nurse teams in Solihull.

Community District Nursing is a busy but rewarding job, you will be surrounded by friendly and supportive colleagues in an environment that encourages new ideas, innovation, and personal development. The team thrives on delivering high standards of care at all times in a safe, effective, and timely manner.

The band 5 Registered Nurse role is to assist, without direct supervision, in the delivery of high standards of nursing care to patients in the community by following prescribed programmes of care. The role involves working autonomously and a car driver/owner.

This post requires a motivational and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about patient care. You must be flexible, approachable, compassionate, motivated, and hardworking and be able to use your own initiative.

The post holder will be expected to workdays and weekends including bank holidays, 37.5 hours per week. Part time/Flexible working will be considered.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the assessment of patients' nursing needs, taking into consideration the needs of family and carers and provide and maintain a high standard of skilled nursing care.

To work collaboratively with GPs and other professionals to ensure the best possible care is provided to patients in the community, avoiding unnecessary admissions and prolonged hospital admissions.

To recognise deterioration in patients' condition advising the caseload holder of any circumstances which give cause for concern.

To communicate effectively with patients, families and carers as required, intervening to overcome barriers to communication, using advocacy skills when necessary to achieve effective outcomes for patients who may have sensory impairment, confusion and/or aggression.

Participate in the promotion of healthy living and the prevention of ill health and disability through diagnostic screening, education and promotion of independence and self-management as a priority of care.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level leading to Professional registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register i.e. (Adult / Child / Learning Disability or Mental Health)
• Evidence of undergraduate education for newly qualified nurses / or post graduate continuing professional development for registered nurses who have post registration experience

Experience

• Previous / recent experience or working in an acute secondary health and care setting (can include undergraduate student placements within the last 12 months)
• Willingness to become a practice supervisor / assessor to or meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for student supervision and assessment
• Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the NMC code of conduct and the proficiencies and standards for registered nurses can apply this to undergraduate training or post graduate practice
• Being an accountable professional
• Promoting health and preventing ill health
• Assessing needs and planning care
• Providing and evaluating care
• Leading and managing nursing care and working in teams -- including prioritisation and delegation skills
• Coordinating care and responding to deteriorating health
• Improving safety and quality of care
• Awareness of current relevant clinical and professional issues and NHS policy
• Understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues.
• Experience in working in an Acute NHS practice setting as an undergraduate student nurse or post graduate registered nurse.

Additional Criteria

• Demonstrable communication and relationship management skills which include
• Listening -- writing -- reading -- speaking in English with understanding of contemporaneous record keeping
• Good IT skills ability to record information electronically
• Competent in a range of clinical skills/ nursing procedures willingness to undertake expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice require
• Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management (take charge of the practice setting in the absence of more senior staff) relevant to the practise setting.
• Professional appearance
• Displays genuine interest in the post applied for
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Caring and approachable
• Ability to work a varied shift pattern including nights / weekends unsocial hours where required
• The applicant can describe why the Trust may deploy him /her to a different practice setting for a span of duty.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust