Community Nurse - West Norwich Community Nursing Team

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Norwich; Sur place; GBP 31 000 - 38 000; Plein temps

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Résumé du poste

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting a Community Nurse for the West Norwich Community Nursing Team. The role is based at Norwich Community Hospital with shifts from 8am to 6pm, including weekends and bank holidays.

You will join a supportive team of nurses, HCAs, practitioners and nursing associates delivering care at patients’ homes and in clinics. The post welcomes experienced and newly qualified nurses, offering a supernumerary period, training and supervision, and

Qualifications

• Current registration as a nurse with the NMC.
• Experience in community/nursing care is desirable.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and provide patient-centred care.

Responsabilités

• Assess, prescribe and deliver care packages for patients.
• Support early discharge from hospital within the integrated team.
• Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions by proactive community care.
• Collaborate with other health professionals and agencies for integrated services.
• Process referrals through clinical assessment and prioritisation.
• Provide clinical assessment for incoming nursing referrals.

Connaissances

Clinical nursing

Assessment

Wound care

Home visits

Formation

NMC registered nurse

Description du poste

Community Nurse - West Norwich Community Nursing Team

Company: Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

A Vacancy at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

Norwich Community Nursing teams have an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse to join our friendly and supportive team of Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and Nursing Associates, to provide nursing care and interventions across Norwich Place. You will be based at Norwich Community Hospital working shifts 8am-6pm which include working weekends and bank holidays.

Applications are welcomed from experienced and newly qualified registered nurses. A supernumerary period is available and you will be supported with training and supervision.

The Community Nursing service treats patients in their own homes, including residential homes and supported living complexes. We also provide some services in a clinic setting including our leg ulcer clinic and catheter clinic.

NCH&C is committed to the development of future health clinicians and there will be an expectation that alongside their clinical responsibilities the Band 5 Community Nurses support students, apprentices and junior colleagues in practice.

Informal discussions and visits are welcomed.

Key responsibilities

• To assess, prescribe and deliver care packages for patients. To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• To process referrals though clinical assessment, evaluating the information received to prioritise a response and allocate to the appropriate service.
• To liaise and communicate with the general public, other health care professionals, and multi-agencies on a daily basis.
• To provide clinical assessment for incoming nursing referrals.

Norwich Place is working alongside it's commissioners and local service providers as part of Primary Care Networks to develop community based services that support patients to remain at home and receive the services they require in an effective and co-ordinated way.

If you are aged 16-30 and not currently in education, employment or training, our colleagues at the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (supported by the Princes Trust), can provide application and interview coaching. To request this support please [e-mail]

The workload requires a good range of clinical skills to be applied in managing our patients with varied health problems including diabetes management, traumatic and post-operative wound care, pressure ulcer prevention and management, catheter management, bowel care, and palliative and end of life care.

Many of our patients will have complex multiple pathologies and so we aim to provide holistic, patient centred assessments, and deliver individualised care.

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Company: Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum Hours: Full-time Location: Norwich, NR2 3TU Job type: Permanent Posting date: 23 Oct 2026 Closing date: 22 Nov 2026

Summary

A Vacancy at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

Norwich Community Nursing teams have an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse to join our friendly and supportive team of Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and Nursing Associates, to provide nursing care and interventions across Norwich Place. You will be based at Norwich Community Hospital working shifts 8am-6pm which include working weekends and bank holidays.

Applications are welcomed from experienced and newly qualified registered nurses. A supernumerary period is available and you will be supported with training and supervision.

The Community Nursing service treats patients in their own homes, including residential homes and supported living complexes. We also provide some services in a clinic setting including our leg ulcer clinic and catheter clinic.

NCH&C is committed to the development of future health clinicians and there will be an expectation that alongside their clinical responsibilities the Band 5 Community Nurses support students, apprentices and junior colleagues in practice.

Informal discussions and visits are welcomed.

Key responsibilities include

• To assess, prescribe and deliver care packages for patients. To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
• To process referrals though clinical assessment, evaluating the information received to prioritise a response and allocate to the appropriate service.
• To liaise and communicate with the general public, other health care professionals, and multi-agencies on a daily basis.
• To provide clinical assessment for incoming nursing referrals.

Norwich Place is working alongside it's commissioners and local service providers as part of Primary Care Networks to develop community based services that support patients to remain at home and receive the services they require in an effective and co-ordinated way.

If you are aged 16-30 and not currently in education, employment or training, our colleagues at the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (supported by the Princes Trust), can provide application and interview coaching. To request this support please [e-mail]

The workload requires a good range of clinical skills to be applied in managing our patients with varied health problems including diabetes management, traumatic and post-operative wound care, pressure ulcer prevention and management, catheter management, bowel care, and palliative and end of life care.

Many of our patients will have complex multiple pathologies and so we aim to provide holistic, patient centred assessments, and deliver individualised care.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Nov 2026

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