Community Staff Nurse

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire); Luton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) is seeking motivated Community Staff Nurses to support the District Nursing team in Luton, delivering holistic care to housebound patients across the community.

The role offers 37.5 hours per week, 8am–6pm, seven days a week, with full induction and flexible working possibilities discussed with the recruiting manager. Driving licence and access to a car are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• A UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role.
• Experience of working in Luton would be an advantage.
• Flexible working opportunities are offered where possible to meet the needs of the workforce.
• 6 month probationary period for new starters.

Responsibilities

• To support the provision of Community Nursing care within the Integrated Community Nursing Team, providing scheduled and unscheduled care to the house bound population of Luton.
• To assist in the assessment, planning and implementation of holistic care provision.
• To work with the MDT to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
• You will need to be adaptable to overcoming challenges and ensuring that the patients receive the evidence based nursing care they require and further refer onto other services that are identified to be appropriate.
• Supporting other colleagues and embracing service development is fundamental to the role.

Job description

Main area Community Health Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Service covers 8am - 6pm (7 days a week)) Job ref 448-LCA-8327588

Employer East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) Employer type NHS Site Units 2-3 The Poynt Town Luton Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 03/11/2026

Community Staff Nurse

Band 5

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.

Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.

By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer 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.

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Please note all new starters will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Job overview

We are currently looking for motivated, proactive Community Staff Nurses to support the District Nursing team in order to meet the health needs of patients in the Luton area.

EEC Luton Community Nursing has transformed its Community Nursing Services through the development of cluster working, dividing planned and unplanned care, triaging of referrals and through the introduction of a Single Point of Contact (SPOC).

This is an ideal opportunity for Community Staff Nurses to develop their skills within the community setting providing holistic care to housebound patients.

Experience of working in Luton would be an advantage although full induction and training will be given in line with service need.

Luton has good transport links to the M1 and M25 and the London Luton Airport. In conjunction with Luton Borough Council, parking permits are available for staff to use in and around Luton.

A UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role.

Service covers 8am - 6pm, 7 days a week.

"(Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 07/10/2026)"

Main duties of the job

To support the provision of Community Nursing care within the Integrated Community Nursing Team, providing scheduled and unscheduled care to the house bound population of Luton.

To assist in the assessment, planning and implementation of holistic care provision.

To work with the MDT to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.

You will need to be adaptable to overcoming challenges and ensuring that the patients receive the evidence based nursing care they require and further refer onto other services that are identified to be appropriate.

Supporting other colleagues and embracing service development is fundamental to the role.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

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