Community Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Roundway; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Band 5 AfC salary

My Reward Hub discounts

Wages earned access

CPD opportunities

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Community Nurse (Band 5) to deliver high-quality, person-centred nursing care in patients' own homes. You will work with GPs and MDT colleagues to assess needs, plan, and deliver care, promoting independence and positive health outcomes.

This role offers autonomous practice within a supportive community team, with opportunities for learning, career development and access to professional development through our Learning Enterprise.

Qualifications

• You will be an NMC registered nurse (1st level).
• Full UK driving licence with access to a car for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care at patients' homes with MDT input.
• Monitor progress, escalate changes in condition when needed.
• Manage a caseload prioritising patient need and safety.
• Maintain accurate patient records electronically and on paper.
• Deliver evidence-based care and participate in quality improvement and audits.
• Promote health, wellbeing, and independence for patients and carers.
• Attend team meetings, handovers, supervision, appraisals and mandatory training.
• Support learning and development of students and colleagues.
• Ensure safe use and maintenance of clinical equipment and stock.
• Adhere to infection prevention and control standards.

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse

Driving license

IT skills

MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Community Nurse (Band 5)

Job Introduction As a Community Nurse Band 5 , you'll be part of our valued team at Beacon House, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 5 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job Introduction As a Community Nurse Band 5 , you will deliver high-quality, person centred nursing care to patients in their own homes, working in line with national and local policies, professional standards, and the NMC Code. You will work closely with patients, families, GPs, and multidisciplinary colleagues to assess needs, plan and deliver care, promote independence, and support positive health outcomes.

This rewarding role offers the opportunity to work autonomously while being part of a supportive community team committed to delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based care. You will contribute to service development, health promotion, continuous improvement initiatives, and the education of students and colleagues, ensuring the highest standards of care are maintained across the service.

Location: Beacon House, Devizes, SN10 2EY

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

For any enquiries regarding this role, please contact / or

Main Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care in partnership with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Monitor patient progress, recognising and escalating changes in condition appropriately.
• Prioritise and manage a caseload in line with patient need.
• Maintain accurate and timely patient records using electronic and paper-based systems.
• Deliver evidence-based care and contribute to quality improvement initiatives and clinical audits.
• Promote health, wellbeing, and independence for patients and carers.
• Participate in team meetings, handovers, clinical supervision, appraisals, and mandatory training.
• Support the learning and development of students and colleagues.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe environment through risk assessment, incident reporting, and adherence to infection prevention and control standards.
• Ensure the safe use, maintenance, and management of clinical equipment and stock.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be a NMC/1st level registered Nurse, you will have the ability to work both independently and also as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. It is expected that you should have strong communication and organisation skills and a flexible approach which will ensure you deliver positive experiences to patients at every stage of their healthcare journey.
• You will have a full UK driving license with access to a car for work purposes with Business insurance for the vehicle used.
• You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

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