Community Nurse

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Ely; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Nurse to join the Ely Community Nursing Team, covering Ely and surrounding villages. The role involves home visits, working as part of the Neighbourhood team with MDT colleagues, and delivering high-quality nursing care in patients' homes.

You will travel around the county, hold a full UK driving licence, and participate in a 24/7 MDT service to support timely patient care.

Qualifications

• RGN registration with the NMC and current practice.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent.
• Management of leg ulcers qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of nursing care at patients' homes.
• Travel independently to client locations across Ely and surrounding villages.
• Collaborate with the Neighbourhood multidisciplinary team.
• Support student nurses and health care assistants.
• Ensure patient participation in care decisions.
• Maintain safe and effective clinical governance in home visits.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Flexibility

Patient-centered care

Education

RGN Level 1/2

Professional development

Mentorship qualification

Leg ulcer management

Job description

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Community Nurse

The closing date is 23 November 2026

Do you wish to be a part of a team striving to make a difference in our community? Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference in patient care?

We are looking for a Band 5 Community Nurse to work within our Ely Community Nursing Team covering Ely and surrounding villages

In these roles, you would be working at part of the Neighbourhood team which includes District/Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Nurses and Team coordinators. Linking closely with colleagues including general practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team to support excellent nursing care at home, reducing the necessity for acute hospital admission.

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 2
• Are able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Have the ability to 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 Health Care Assistants
• Have enhanced communication and inter personal 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
• Working as part of a 24/7 service and multidisciplinary team

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

About us

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

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://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.
• Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately.
• Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
• To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions.
• 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 contribute to and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Neighbourhood Teams and the new model of care.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• RGN level 1, RGN level 2
• Evidence of professional development
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent
• Management of leg ulcer qualification

Experience

• Community experience
• Primary care experience and experience in wound care

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Able to assess plan and implement care and formulate care plans
• Support Integrated Care Workers and teach and support student nurses and HCA's.
• Ability to safeguard and promote welfare of children and young people/ vulnerable adults.
• Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all children and young people/ vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances.
• Understanding of clinical supervision
• Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development
• Demonstrates empathy and respect for the concerns of others
• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of othersResponsible for maintaining registration with NMC and/or other professional bodies

Physical Requirements

• Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Move and manoeuvre people and equipment
• Manoeuvre patients using safe techniques in accordance with care plan.

Other

• Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

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

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum, pro rata