Community Nurse | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Flitwick; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health service in Flitwick is looking for an ambitious Band 5 nurse to join the Community Nursing team. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care to patients at home, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams, and supporting patients with complex needs. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with strong communication skills and the ability to work autonomously. Flexible working hours are required as shifts will include evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Must have current registration and valid practising certificate.
• Ability to work autonomously in patients' homes.
• Willingness to travel across the service area.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients in their own home.
• Responsible for planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
• Support the senior nursing team in service delivery.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Autonomy in nursing

Education

Registered nurse (Band 5)

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an ambitious, dynamic, motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to join our Community Nursing team in Beds. The post is to join Mid Beds Community Nursing Team, who deliver responsive high quality nursing to patients. We are passionate about patient-centred care, support our nurses to lead and deliver excellent and compassionate nursing and value our clinical teams as the real heart of the NHS. You will work closely with other members of the MDT to deliver care to patients with complex needs. The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff, who will make a positive contribution to the service. If you want a career which brings a new challenge every day, gives you the opportunity to test your ability to think quickly, solve problems, assess and treat patients within the place they call home, then Community Nursing could be the team for you.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people\'s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

The Service operates between 08.00 to 21.00 hours and successful candidates will work a variety of shifts, including weekends, evenings and bank holidays. Car driver and access to a car in order to carry out service duties is essential. Post is permanent / fulltime.

The post holder will be required to travel throughout the service area according to the needs of the service e.g. Bedfordshire.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner to provide nursing care to patients in their own home.
• The post holder will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised nursing care in a range of settings.
• The post holder will provide health education to enable patients to self-manage, and achieve optimum independence following deterioration or a period of ill health.
• The post holder is a member of the integrated locality nursing team where this is in existence.
• To participate in the training of students, the induction of new staff and others that have contact with our services.
• The post holder will be required to support the senior nursing team in the maintenance of efficient and effective delivery of services.
• The post holder may be required to take responsibility for the team and caseload in the absence of senior staff.
• Use a broad range of nursing knowledge, interventions and skills, to prevent, where possible and avoid hospital admission.
• Develop good communication links with patients and carers and joint working with other services across professional and organisational boundaries in order to provide a patient-centred, holistic and seamless service.

Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Registered nurse (Band 5) with current registration and valid practising certificate.
• Ability to work autonomously in patients\' homes and as part of an integrated locality nursing team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to travel across the service area.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including weekends, evenings and bank holidays.
• Car driver and access to a car is essential.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025