Community Nurse

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Aylsham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in England is seeking a Senior Community Nurse to join their Urgent Community Response Service. The role involves providing face-to-face care in patients' homes, advocating for patient choice, and working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate should have strong community nursing experience and excellent communication skills. The position requires some weekend work with service hours from 8 am to 8 pm, 365 days a year.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Continuous professional development support

Qualifications

• Experience in community nursing or similar role.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication skills and patient advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in crisis.
• Act as the patient's advocate and provide evidence-based interventions.
• Support early discharge from hospital and triage referrals.

Job description

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C's "compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels", the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment and actively promotes flexible working opportunities where possible. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we 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 are familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisation’s ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future. Specifically for band 3 roles within healthcare please be aware of the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted. Unfortunately overseas applicants who are new to care will not reach the minimum salary threshold to obtain a certificate of sponsorship and therefore your application will be withdrawn.

Role Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Urgent Community Response Service in North Norfolk as a Senior Community Nurse. The role will predominantly involve face‑to‑face nursing care and assessment within a patient’s usual place of residence, with an element of triage for the Urgent Community Response Team on a rota basis as well as other supportive activities as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT). It is a 7‑day a week service with some weekend working expected. Hours of service delivery are 8 am‑8 pm, 365 days per year.

Key Responsibilities

• To assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in a crisis situation with long‑term conditions, the frail & elderly, palliative and end‑of‑life care and/or rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence plus prevent avoidable admission where possible.
• To act as the patient’s advocate, facilitating choice and patient empowerment.
• To provide evidence‑based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on “best practice”.
• To work within the Urgent Community Response Team to support early discharge from hospital.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non‑statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• To triage referrals on a rotational basis for the Urgent Community Response Team.

Professional Responsibilities

• Be responsible for ensuring workload for self and others is planned and prioritised according to service targets and needs.
• Be accountable for work delegated to others.
• Ensure own records are maintained, and those maintained by the team.
• Contribute to the staff rota on a monthly basis.
• Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate.
• Support all team members within the Urgent Community Response Team, respecting them, their roles and contributions.
• Actively participate in and attend in‑house training as required to develop the current job role.
• Be required to undertake risk assessments and act upon them appropriately.
• Be aware of budget and ensure all effort is made to work within this.
• Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course.
• Provide advice/training to less experienced staff and supervise and support band 3, 4 and 5 staff and students where appropriate.
• Maintain own continuous professional development.

Organisational Responsibilities

• Undertake mandatory training as required.
• Participate in an annual Personal Development Review.
• Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members.
• Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
• Follow Trust policies, local procedures and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
• Comment on draft policies.
• Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy.
• Contribute to clinical audit as required.
• 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.

Immigration Status

Norfolk Community Health & 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 NCH&C staff who are on the Trust’s Redeployment Register.

DBS

If this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice then the cost of the DBS check will be automatically removed from your first month’s salary. However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.

Context

On 1 April 2025, the boards of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust will come together to deliver services as a group, with a singular board operating across both organisations. Both trusts are high performing specialist community health and care providers working in the East of England and provide care that supports people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives. We will remain two separate employers until further notice, and this role being advertised will be employed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.