Community Nurse - Band 5

HCRG Care Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join HCRG Care Group as a Community Nurse Band 5 in Swindon. This role emphasizes patient-centered care and community health services, offering opportunities for professional growth and development within a supportive environment. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality nursing care and collaborating with diverse teams to enhance patient outcomes. Applicants must be registered nurses or paramedics committed to community-focused healthcare.

Benefits

Competitive Pay & Pension

Professional Growth opportunities

Wellbeing Support services

Flexible Pay Options

Learning & Development support

Recognition & Involvement in awards

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC or HCPC registration.
• Ongoing professional development relevant to a Band 5 role.
• Strong decision-making abilities in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based nursing care, including assessment and care planning.
• Support the organization of the community nursing team.
• Provide person-centered care ensuring patient autonomy.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Clinical assessment

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult) or Paramedic

Job description

Job Introduction

As a CommunityNurse Band 5 you will join our innovative and forward-thinking team of Community Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, where your growth and development truly matter. As community services evolve, we remain committed to a responsive, patient-centred approach. You’ll collaborate closely with a range of services and care for a diverse group of patients, helping deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

We prioritise flexible, agile working while maintaining high-quality care, offering a 7-day service from 08:00 to 22:00. This role allows you to rotate across our community teams, including urgent response, community nursing, and Hospital at Home giving you the chance to broaden your experience and clinical skills.

Our vision is to reshape community healthcare in Swindon, reducing hospital visits, embracing digital solutions, and supporting people to live healthier, more independent lives. With a focus on integrated neighbourhood teams, it’s a great time to be part of our journey.

We offer a supportive induction tailored to your needs, preceptorships for newly qualified nurses, and ongoing development opportunities. Above all, we believe everyone, whether a team member, patient, or community member should feel valued.

Main Responsibility

As a CommunityNurse Band 5 you will be responsible for:

• Delivering evidence-based nursing care, including assessment, care planning, and record maintenance.
• Supporting the leadership and organization of the community nursing team.
• Providing person-centered care while ensuring service user autonomy and choice.
• Maintaining compliance with clinical, legal, and ethical standards.
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult) or Paramedic with current NMC or HCPC registration
• Ongoing professional development relevant to a Band 5 role
• Confident in using structured approaches to assess, plan, and evaluate care
• Versatile clinical experience suitable for a community setting
• Strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Committed to delivering needs-led, patient-centred care
  
  

Desirable

• Confident in assessing, planning, and evaluating needs-led care
• Broad clinical experience suited to community healthcare
• Organised, with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Aware of current NHS developments and priorities
• Keeps professional knowledge up to date
• Able to make sound decisions in a community setting
• Communicates effectively across diverse backgrounds
• Comfortable working with colleagues from various disciplines and agencies
• Adaptable and responsive in a complex, evolving environment
• Approachable, emotionally intelligent, and flexible in approach
  
  

Other Requirements

• Adaptable and responsive in a complex, evolving environment
• Willingness to work across different Trust areas as required.
• Valid UK driving license with access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Flexible availability, including weekends, evenings, and Bank Holidays, to meet service demands
  
  

Package Description

As a CommunityNurse Band 5 we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:

• Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 5 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
• Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
• Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
• Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
• Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
• Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.
  
  

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.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

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