Community Nurse

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Cambridge is seeking Community Nurses to join their team. You will provide high-quality nursing care to patients in their homes, develop expertise in wound and palliative care, and support patient engagement. The role requires an RGN qualification and experience in community nursing. Join us to make a difference in patient care, while enjoying comprehensive support for your career development. This position involves independent travel across the county and demands a full UK driving license.

Qualifications

• Experience working in community settings is essential.
• RGN level education is required.
• Ability to teach and support student nurses is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing intervention within patients' homes.
• Assure patient participation in decision-making.
• Be accountable for all aspects of own and delegated work.

Skills

Experience in community nursing

Commitment to high quality care

Flexible team worker

Strong communication skills

Education

RGN level education

Mentorship qualification

Job description

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nurse

The closing date is 07 January 2026

Do you want to be part of a team striving to make a difference with patient care in our community then this is the role for you.

We are looking for Community Nurses to work in our Cambridge North City and Villages Nursing Team. You will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience needed to deliver high quality nursing care to patients in their own home or residential setting.

As a community nurse we will develop your wound care, palliative care, and long‑term conditions, knowledge and skills; supporting you to become an expert in assessment and care‑planning to deliver quality care that is caring and compassionate.

If you are looking for a new challenge, or to just progress in your career, come work with our CPFT Community Nursing Team.

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

We are looking for people who:

• Have experience of working in the community.
• Are educated to RGN level.
• Can demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision.
• Can work flexibly and as part of a team.
• Have the ability to assess and formulate care plans.
• Are able to teach and support student nurses and integrated care workers within your team.
• Have enhanced communication and interpersonal skills.

You will be responsible for:

• Keeping the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.
• Providing a high standard of care.
• Providing a high standard of nursing intervention within a patient's own home, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work.
• To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills.
• To use evidence‑based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate.
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
• Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
• To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication, e.g., hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems, and pain.
• To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews.
• To ensure that accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and NMC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Evidence of professional development
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Community Experience

Skills and abilities

• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care & service provision
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Good communication
• Able to assess plan and implement care and formulate care plans.

Knowledge and Understanding

• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
• Shows a realistic appreciation of the challenges of working with the client group

Other

• Ability to travel across the county sometimes at short notice.
• Flexibility to work over seven days per week

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust