Community Staff Nurse (South Cotswolds)

Gloucestershire Health and Care; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

27 days leave + bank holidays

NHS pension

Training and development opportunities

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Nurse to join our integrated care teams in Gloucestershire. Permanent role, 37.5 hours per week with shifts 8-4 or 12-8 and a 1 in 4 weekend roster, supporting flexible working and work-life balance.

You will provide high-quality nursing care in patients' homes and clinics, require current NMC registration and participate in our induction and preceptorship programs within a culture focused on development and

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Current NMC registration.
• Willingness to undertake further training.
• Post-registration experience is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide care as a member of the Community Nursing Team within an Integrated Care Team (ICT) delivering care to patients in their own homes or clinic settings.
• Maintain a high standard of skilled nursing care and support patients in the community.
• Help manage the community nursing caseload in the absence of the Team Leader.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Willingness to undertake further train

Education

NMC registered

Job description

Main area Community Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (shifts 8-4 or 12-8. 1 weekend in 4) Job ref 327-26-908

Site Cotswold ICT - Cirencester Hospital Town Cirencester Salary per annum, pro rata Closing 23/11/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust provides care for approximately 600,000 adults, children, and young people across Gloucestershire, including community inpatient and outpatient services, public health nursing, community nursing and therapy staff. As a trust we value our staff, offer excellent development opportunities and a flexible approach to enabling staff to achieve the work life balance needed to ensure staff wellbeing.

To excel in this role you will require excellent communication skills, the courage to make clinical decisions and a willingness to develop your potential. You will require current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse, post-registration experience is helpful but not essential and we have an excellent preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses. In addition to this, we have a comprehensive induction program which involves support from the practice development team to help you acquire and maintain your competencies.

This post is subject to a DBS check and successful candidates are expected to undertake a DBS check at their own cost and sign up to the DBS update service.

Main duties of the job

As a community nursing team our service covers 8am to 8pm. As a member of the team you would be expected to work either part time or full time over a shift system which includes early and late shifts across 7 days including weekends and bank holidays. As a trust we have an excellent flexible working policy and work in partnership with our staff to meet the needs of the service.

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work as a member of the Community Nursing Team within an Integrated Community Team (ICT) delivering care to patients resident within an Integrated Care Team population.
• To provide a high standard of skilled nursing care to people in their own homes or clinic settings
• To manage the Community Nursing Team and Nursing Caseload in the absence of the Team Leader - District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse (for annual leave, study leave & sickness).

Person specification

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake further training
• NMC registered
• Evidence of continued learning

Experience

• Evidence of working without direct supervision
• Experience of working with students or learners in practice
• Previous experience of Community Nursing
• Evidence of post registration training
• Teaching and assessing qualification

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

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.