Community Nurse

Leicestershire Partnership; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Frailty Community Nurse to assess, treat and manage patients with complex needs at home, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

You will work with Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Geriatricians and allied health colleagues to coordinate care, monitor conditions and respond to deteriorations, while contributing to service development and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with NMC registration and current practice status.
• Experience in frailty or community health care is desirable.
• Ability to deliver care in patients' homes and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessments and develop care plans for complex patients.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and evaluate outcomes to ensure high care standards.
• Coordinate care, monitor for deterioration and escalate concerns as needed.
• Provide supervision and learning support to students and colleagues.

Skills

NMC registered nursing

Community health nursing

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Team collaboration

Job description

Are you an experienced and motivated nurse passionate about delivering outstanding community-based care?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Frailty Virtual Ward, an innovative partnership between Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester and Adult Social Care. The service provides a safe alternative to hospital admission for people with moderate to severe frailty, delivering high-quality care in patients' own homes through a combination of clinical assessment, face-to-face interventions and remote monitoring.

As a Band 6 Frailty Community Nurse, you will assess, treat and manage patients with complex acute needs, supporting recovery, independence and timely care. You will use clinical judgement to monitor patients, coordinate care, respond to changes in condition and elevate concerns appropriately.

Working closely with Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Geriatricians, Allied Health Professionals, Social Care colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help deliver responsive, patient-centred care while reducing avoidable hospital admissions. You will also contribute to service development and quality improvement within this evolving model of care.

The service operates 08:00-18:00, including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

For further information, contact Jennifer Worrall ([e-mail]) or Karen Plowman ([e-mail]).

Main Duties of the Job

As a Band 6 Nurse within the Frailty Virtual Ward, you will provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care for patients with complex health and social needs. You will undertake comprehensive assessments, develop and review care plans, deliver evidence-based interventions, and evaluate outcomes to ensure high standards of care.

You will prioritise workload, coordinate care, respond to urgent or deteriorating situations, and maintain accurate clinical records. Working closely with patients, carers, families and partner organisations, you will promote integrated, holistic care and positive patient outcomes.

The role includes contributing to service development, quality improvement and the implementation of evidence-based practice, policies and clinical guidelines to enhance care delivery.

You will act as a professional role model, supporting the learning and development of students and colleagues through supervision and education. Maintaining professional standards, completing mandatory training, participating in clinical supervision and CPD, and ensuring compliance with NMC, Trust and regulatory requirements are essential aspects of the role.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.