Community Nurse / District Nurse | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Uttlesford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Uttlesford seeks a qualified nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care in the community. The role involves patient assessments, developing care plans, and collaborating with healthcare teams. Ideal candidates should have a nursing qualification and experience in community settings. The position includes various benefits like NHS discounts, training opportunities, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible Employer

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
• Ability to work autonomously within a team.
• Experience in community nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop care plans.
• Lead clinical management for dependent patients.
• Coordinate with primary health care teams.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Nursing care

Patient management

Communication

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 their 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 their workload – organising their 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.

Organisation and Benefits

• EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer 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

Staff Bank and Roles

Join our 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.

Clinical Responsibilities in the Community

To care for patients within the community at patients’ homes and provide care for those at home requiring health interventions such as:

• Wound care
• Catheter care
• Palliative care and End of life
• Medication administration
• Diabetes management
• PICC Line care
• Phlebotomy Services

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

Advert closes on Friday 19 Sep 2025.