Community Registered Nurse

Eput; Thundersley; À distance; GBP 32 000 - 39 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Supervision and support

Inclusive NHS community

Mental health & wellbeing services

Recognition awards

27 days holiday + bank holidays (33 @

Pension scheme (up to 14.5%)

Staff discounts

£8K relocation package

Season ticket loans

Résumé du poste

EPUT is recruiting a Community Registered Nurse for a District Nursing post in the Thundersley area. The role requires a valid UK PIN, a full driving licence, and access to a car to support home visits.

Shifts cover 8:00–21:00, seven days a week, with part-time hours of 22.5 per week. You will work in a supportive Trust environment with opportunities for development, supervision, and access to a range of staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a valid UK PIN.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• Mentorship / or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Experience in district/community nursing is desirable.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload.

Responsabilités

• Screen referrals and provide planned and unplanned care to community patients.
• Liaise with GPs and MDT members, patients and families.
• Participate in care planning for future visits and allocation of additional support.

Connaissances

Plan and prioritise workload

Community nursing experience

System One

Communication skills

Fluent English

Formation

Registered Nurse (Part 1 or 12)

Outils

System One

Description du poste

Main area Community Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Shifts covering 0800 - 2100 over 7 day week) Job ref 364-B-373-A

Site Thundersley Clinic Town Benfleet Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/11/2026 23:59

Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk.

We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.

You’ll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive.

The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP). Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award.

We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services are highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3.500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years.

We have been shortlisted and won national awards. We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust.

We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars.

Join us and you’ll do the best work of your life – and make a difference to other people’s lives. What we do together, matters.

Job overview

Community Registered Nurse - District Nursing -

UK DRIVING LICENSE AND ACCESS TO A CAR ARE ESSENTIAL WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS POST - PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

Are you self-motivated, enthusiastic and looking for a new challenge?

Would you like the opportunity to develop and further your nursing career in the community setting?

We deliver care from 8am-9pm seven days a week including weekends and bank holidays with a variety of shifts.

We are looking for a compassionate, hardworking and motivated registered nurse to join our District Nursing Team in the Castlepoint area.

You will have daily responsibility for screening referrals and providing planned and unplanned care to patients within the community setting. You will liaise closely with local GP's and other members of the wider MDT as well as with patients and their families, therefore excellent communication and IT skills are essential.

There are many opportunities for further professional development.

You must be a first level registered nurse, hold a full valid UK driving licence and have access to a car.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Mains roles and responsibility will include:

• Referral triage
• Complex holistic assessments
• Palliative care
• Working collaboratively with the wider MDT/PCN
• Care planning for future visits with patients and their carers
• Liaise with community nurse Team Leaders for future patient visits and allocation for additional support/treatment
• Liaising and building relationships with MDT and PCN for collaborative working

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Parts 1 or 12)
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
• Mentorship / or equivalent teaching qualification

Skills/Experience

• Demonstrates ability to plan and prioritise workload.
• Hospital or previous community experience
• Previous use of system one

Personal Qualities

• Good Oral communication skilled based on fluency in the English Language

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.

Please note -staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name stephanie samuel Job title Modern Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07581072020 Additional information

Danielle Whittington - senior lead nurse : 07966792722