Community Nurse

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health and care organization is seeking a Community Nurse to join their Out of Hours Teams in Norwich. The role involves providing urgent community nursing care to avoid hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge. Applicants should have a diploma in nursing, current NMC registration, and preferably two years of community or A&E experience. Competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 a year pro rata is offered, with a commitment to flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within the community or acute setting.
• Attendance at in-house training & short courses.
• Admission Avoidance Experience.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Urgent Community Response Team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• Assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in crisis situations.
• Provide evidence-based clinical interventions based on best practices.

Skills

Highly motivated

Ability to manage stressful situations

Empathy and sensitivity

Good observational & reporting skills

Education

Diploma or 1st level degree in Nursing or equivalent

RN Qualification

Current NMC registration

Evidence of continuing professional development

Assessor/mentorship preparation; ENB 998 or equivalent

Job description

Community Nurse - Out of Hours - Norwich

Go back Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 25 February 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic nurse to join the Out of Hours Teams based at Norwich Community Hospital and St James' Kings Lynn. The Out of Hours team is an Urgent Response Community Nursing Service working overnight in Norfolk and Waveney. Our aim is to avoid admissions to the acute setting by providing urgent community nursing care. We cover all areas in Norfolk and Waveney, in teams, every night with the coordination team based at Norwich Community Hospital. We work in partnership with East Coast Community Healthcare to deliver care across Great Yarmouth and Waveney. There may sometimes be a requirement to travel to other Norfolk localities including Kings Lynn.

It is desirable that the successful applicant will have 2 years community experience and/or A&E/AMU experience.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

To contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own place of residence by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, in order to prevent avoidable admission to hospital and facilitating early supported discharge.

You will be expected to support conversations with the wider Urgent Community Response (UCR) Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on a regular basis enabling safe, appropriate and patient centred care to be delivered to this complex patient group.

This role will predominantly involve face to face nursing care and assessment within a patient's usual place of residence, with an element of triage and allocation for the Urgent Community Response Team on a rota basis as well as other supportive activities as part of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).

This is a 7 day a week service and some weekend working will be expected. Hours of service delivery are, 8pm-8am, 365 days per year.

About us

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment.

As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing.

The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• To work within the Urgent Community Response Team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• To assess and prescribe care pathways for patients in a crisis situation with long term conditions, the frail & elderly, palliative and end of life care and/or rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible, with support from Senior colleagues within the wider Urgent Community Response Team.
• To act as the patient's advocate, facilitating choice and patient empowerment.
• To provide evidence based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on best practice.
• To work within the Urgent Community Response Team to support early discharge from hospital.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• To triage and allocate referrals on a rotational basis for the Urgent Community Response Team.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working within the community or acute setting
• Attendance at inhouse training & short courses
• Admission Avoidance Experience

Qualifications

• Diploma or 1st level degree in Nursing or equivalent
• RN Qualification
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Assessor/mentorship preparation; ENB 998 or equivalent

Other

• The post holder will need to be passed fit to be able to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary
• Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
• Be able to: Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
• Manoeuvre patients using handling aids

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

• Highly motivated
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Tact and diplomacy
• Empathy and sensitivity
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care and inputting data/patient records
• A team player
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
• A team player

Communication

• Good interpersonal skills
• Good observational & reporting skills

Personal Attributes / Behaviours

• Professional appearance
• Be reliable
• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults

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.

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

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