Community Staff Nurse | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Doddington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization in England is looking for registered nurses to join their Out of Hours Community Nursing Team. This role offers opportunities for permanent contracts and involves providing high-quality nursing care in patients' homes across Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon, and Peterborough. Candidates should be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and possess a full UK driving licence. Shift patterns will include twilight and night shifts.

Benefits

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered nurse and currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Experience working in community or out‑of‑hours nursing settings is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence and personal vehicle for independent travel around the county.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of nursing care within the patient’s home.
• Ensure patient and carer participation in decision making.
• Accountable for assessing, interpreting, and evaluating treatment.

Job description

Overview

Are you a registered nurse or about to qualify? Do you want an exciting and interesting job with a great career potential? Do you aspire to make a real positive contribution toward nursing in the community and working within the Countywide Out of Hours Team? The Out of Hours Community Nursing Team across Cambridgeshire is currently offering opportunities for permanent contracts working full time and part time within CPFT across the county working in Cambridge, Huntingdon and Peterborough. We provide a service 7 days a week, working closely with other community services and PCNs to provide high standard holistic care to the population of Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for.

All staff will be expected to work the following shift patterns over a 7 day period: Twilight shift 18:00–24:00; Night shift 21:45–08:15.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of nursing care and interventions within the patient’s own home, with support from team leaders.
• Ensure patient and carer participation in decision making and keep the patient at the centre of care.
• Accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines and using evidence‑based practice.
• Identify patient needs through holistic nursing and promote independence to avoid hospital admission.
• Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and report any changes or new risks.
• Effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills and adapt communication to patients with hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment or behavioural problems.
• Work effectively within the Out of Hours Team structure, liaise with the MDT and attend MDT meetings and case reviews.
• Ensure accurate and timely written records are kept in accordance with Trust policy and NMC guidance.
• Provide support, education and mentoring to peers, new staff and students.

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered nurse and currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Experience working in community or out‑of‑hours nursing settings is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence and personal vehicle for independent travel around the county; public transport is not acceptable.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and accountable for professional practice within the Out of Hours Countywide team.
• Professional, legal and NMC accountability for delegated and independent work.

Benefits & Working Patterns

• Permanent contract with full time and part time options.
• Shift patterns: 18:00–24:00 (Twilight) and 21:45–08:15 (Night).
• Travel independently around Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough with a full UK driving licence.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.

How to Apply

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025.