Community Nurse (Chelmsford)

Provide Community; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide CIC is seeking a Registered Nurse (Band 5) to join Integrated Care Teams in Chelmsford. You will assess, implement and evaluate care for housebound patients, delivering high-quality nursing across planned and unplanned pathways.

The post offers full-time hours (37.5 per week) and eligibility for NHS Pension. Driving is required and previous healthcare experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Essential criteria: NMC registration and evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.
• Car driver with access to a car is an essential criterion.
• Previous experience in healthcare is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to housebound patients across planned and unplanned pathways.
• Act as a clinical role model and uphold NHS values including trust, openness and kindness.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and hand over care where needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

NMC registration

Continuing professional development

Job description

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE4291

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Chelmsford ICT Town Chelmsford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Job Overview

We are looking for registered nurses to work for us as part of our Integrated Care Teams and will participate in the assessment, implementation and evaluation of care to patients in their own homes and will be committed to the development of the Primary Health Care Team.

We have vacancies available in the following locations

• Chelmsford ICT

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work across the planned and unplanned pathways delivering care to housebound patients. They will act as a professional and clinical role model demonstrating and upholding the values of the organisation and profession as well as behaviours to facilitate a culture of trust, openness, integrity, kindness, and mutual support. They will act as an ambassador for Provide and demonstrate excellent customer care.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a highly respected award-winning health and social care provider. We are growing in size and influence, transforming lives by treating, caring and educating people. We recognise the value of recruiting a diverse, multi-cultural workforce by encouraging diversity through our recruitment practice.

We believe in investing in our staff and rewarding high standards of care. We offer development opportunities as well as wide range of benefits.

This post is eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Within the planned pathway the post holder will support the effective management a defined caseload of housebound patients in the provision of quality nursing care, applying evidence-based practice.

Within the unplanned pathway the post holder will respond according to clinical priority for patients triaged as requiring care outside of the planned pathway.

This includes attending the patient, where possible, within a four-hour period. It is expected that staff working on the unplanned pathway will liaise closely with the planned pathway to hand-over care provided. Working on the unplanned pathway requires the post holder to be proactive in problem solving considering the patient holistically, including ordering of necessary equipment and prescribing and liaising with the multidisciplinary team.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC registration
• Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Leg ulcer course

Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Car driver with access to a car

Experience

Essential criteria

• previous experience in healthcare

Desirable criteria

• previous community experience
• palliative care experience

Further Information

How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
• If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via [e-mail]
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

Checking progress on your application?

To check progress on your application, please log into your TRAC account. We aim to keep you updated on the status of your application as soon as we can.

Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [e-mail].

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Successful Applicant

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.