Community Nurse / District Nurse

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Registered General Nurse to provide community nursing care in Saffron Walden. The role involves comprehensive assessments, managing patient care, and ensuring effective communication with health agencies. Ideal applicants will possess NMC registration and relevant nursing experience. The position offers a competitive salary between £31,049 to £37,796 per annum, pro rata for part-time work.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered General Nurse.
• Knowledge of Continuing Healthcare is beneficial.
• Experience in Palliative Care is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs for patients at home.
• Provide wound care, medication administration, and diabetes management.
• Lead clinical nursing management for dependent patients.

Skills

NMC Registered

Continuing Healthcare knowledge

Palliative Care experience

Education

Registered General Nurse

Job description

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

The post holder will be responsible for assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients within the Team Leader's sphere of care. The post holder works without direct supervision and is responsible for nursing care for the geographical area including weekends and evenings. The community team of West Essex is part of the wider Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System supporting Out of Hospital Care to support West Essex Residents. The post holder will be working as part of the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams supporting the North Uttlesford Integrated Neighbourhood Team with a focus on prevention of admissions and facilitating hospital discharges.

The closing date is 19 September 2025

Main duties of the job

• Takes responsibility for a patient or a defined group of patients within their own homes or elsewhere as defined by the Senior Nurse.
• Undertake comprehensive nursing assessments to identify the patient's physical and environmental needs.
• Plans, evaluates and prioritises interventions and care for patients within his/her sphere of responsibility.
• Leads the clinical nursing management of the caseload's most dependent patients. Determines, in liaison with the Senior Nurse the frequency, type and monitors the efficacy of patient care offered.
• Regularly review caseload patient care, informing the Senior Nurse of any changes made.
• Establish priorities in his/her workload - organising his/her workload to make effective use of time.
• To act up in the Senior Nurse's absence.
• Responsible for the delivery of nursing care for a geographical area including weekends and evenings.
• Liaise with other agencies and members of Primary Health Care Team and secondary care.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job responsibilities

To care for patient within the community at patients home. Provide care for those at home requiring health interventions such as:

• Wound care
• Palliative care and End of life
• Medication administration
• Diabetes management

It is imperative that the applicant works professionally within their clinical scope adhering to trust policies and within NMC standards of care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse

Skills

• NMC Registered
• Continuing Healthcare knowledge
• Palliative Care experience

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.

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Uttlesford ICCT - Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden Community Hospital, Radwinter Road

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

364-A-9331

Job locations

North Uttlesford ICCT - Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden Community Hospital, Radwinter Road