Community Nurse

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join the Chester East Care Community Team. The role includes delivering high-quality community nursing services and home visits across the West Cheshire area.

The post is 22.5 hours per week with weekend rotation, permanent contract, and a pro rata salary of £32,073–£39,043 per annum. Training and induction support are provided to help you settle in.

Qualifications

• NMC registration as a General Nurse (Part 1).
• Evidence of recent clinical training or update in practice.
• Working towards or holding a Degree in Professional Practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing services and holistic assessments.
• Provide care predominantly in patients' homes as part of a care community team.
• Coordinate patients' care needs to avoid unnecessary hospital admission.

Education

Registered General Nurse (NMC Part 1)

Evidence of recent training

Degree in Professional Practice (or studying)

Job description

Main area Community Staff Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: Bank holidays and weekends Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Including weekend rota) Job ref 373-NBH0936

Site The Fountains Health centre Town Chester Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Do you have the skills to work in community physical health? Are you interested in working for a dynamic and innovated trust who provide person centred health care to our local community patients? We’d love you to join our teams.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 enthusiastic, motivated, and keen nurse to join our established multidisciplinary Care Community Team at Chester East to support and deliver a range of quality nursing services to our patients.

Your skills will be really valued by our teams and patients alike. If you are new to community health, this is a great opportunity to gain experience in this unique field of nursing.

We will do our best to welcome you and help you to settle in as a member of the team. Your contribution, time, skills and caring will make a huge difference to the patients we care for.

Main duties of the job

Our eight care community teams are based in various locations within Chester, Ellesmere Port, Neston, Frodsham and the Rural locality covering the geographic area of West Cheshire. You will need access to transport or have the ability to travel to a variety of venues as part of the working day. Mileage expenses are reimbursed in addition to your hourly rate.

As a Community Staff Nurse the successful candidates will undertake duties involving the delivery of high-quality nursing services and the holistic assessments of patients ensuring a person-centred approach.

You will work alongside various professionals to provide quality and seamless care to patients predominantly in their own home. You will be proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care settings.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse part 1 of the NMC register
• Evidence of recent training
• Evidence of working towards or Degree in Professional Practice

Knowledge & Expertise

• Multi Agency Working
• Awareness and understanding of the Public Health Agenda
• Evidence of research based/reflective practice
• Knowledge of local and national priorities.
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Good interpersonal skills
• Community Experience
• Long Term Conditions

Experience

• Demonstrate highest standards and skill in nursing.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of community nursing and multi-disciplinary working
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of complex wound management in the community
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of End of Life care in the community
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of safe medication administration practises
• Experience in Community Nursing
• Experience of reflective practice
• Experience of managing a community based case load
• Experience of Lone working and making autonomous clinical decisions

Trust Values

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C’s: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow

We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.

We offer career opportunities to staff across a range of professions, including:

• Allied health professions - including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and speech and language therapy
• Medical - including psychiatry and general practice
• Pharmacy
• Clinical support roles
• Estates and facilities
• Support services roles - including HR, communications, ICT,finance and more

At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.

With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?