Community Nurse | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Shefford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare organization in Shefford is seeking a motivated Band 5 Community Nurse to join their Mid Bedfordshire Primary Home Care Team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality nursing and supporting patients in their homes. Candidates must have a driving license and a passion for patient-centered care. This is a part-time fixed-term position, providing an opportunity to develop skills in community nursing and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

Excellent development opportunities

Training directed towards personal goals

Qualifications

• Must have a driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Experience in community nursing or healthcare preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing to patients in their homes.
• Facilitate self-care for patients with long-term conditions.
• Participate in health promotion and innovative projects.
• Work shifts covering 7 days a week.

Skills

Motivation

Dynamic personality

Passion for patient care

Ability to collaborate with MDT

Problem-solving skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are seeking a motivated, dynamic, and passionate Band 5 Community Nurse to work within our Mid Bedfordshire Primary Home Care Team, the team deliver responsive high quality nursing to patients living in Shefford and surrounding villages within Mid Beds. 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.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the community nursing setting. You will have the opportunity to be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long-term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery and staff wellbeing. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in Urgent Response and Virtual Wards, which is a focus of our teams.

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.

We offer excellent development opportunities and training directed towards your needs/goals.

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.

You must have a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to work a shift pattern covering 7 days a week from 08:00-21:00.

This is a part time (30 hours per week) fixed term post to cover maternity leave.

We would kindly request that you do not use AI to complete your application form.

For further information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact:

Sarah O'Hare Primary Care at Home Nurse Manager 07773053918

Kelly Smith Team Lead 07785695403

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026