Registered Nurse - REACT

Esneft; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

ESNEFT is recruiting a Registered Nurse to join the Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team (REACT) delivering in-home acute care across East Suffolk. You will work a rotation including early, late, night shifts and weekends, with mileage allowances and fleet cars.

A driving licence and business cover are essential. The role involves travel to patients’ homes, with an induction and ongoing training, in a large NHS organisation that supports development, flexible working, and a secure

Qualifications

• RN qualification or equivalent and current NMC registration are essential.
• IV administration/cannulation experience is required.
• Mentorship preparation or mentorship qualification is preferred for the post.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and deliver healthcare in patients' homes as part of REACT.
• Support early discharge from hospital within the integrated team.
• Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions through proactive community care.
• Collaborate with other health professionals and agencies for seamless service.
• Triage, assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care with care plans.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Education

RN qualification or equivalent

Current NMC registration

ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent

Job description

Main area Community Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Full and part time hours available) Job ref 432-HR931-26

Site Constantine House Town Ipswich Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 03/11/2026

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has risen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Reactive Emergency Assessment Community Team (REACT) as a Registered Nurse. The REACT team is a multi-disciplinary integrated community service within ESNEFT incorporating OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotics Therapy), OOHs (Out of Hours) and Virtual Ward pathways patients.

Our team delivers excellent patient focused care to patients in the East Suffolk community. Could you be a valued key member of our team? We will offer an individually tailored induction, training and support for the successful candidate.

The role involves travelling throughout East Suffolk delivering acute care in patient’s home as a part of REACT nursing team. The post holder will be working in an internal rotation. The successful candidate will be expected to work early shifts, late and night shifts including weekends and bank holidays. During out of hours between 18:00-8:00 the Nurse will be accompanied with a Health Care Assistant. Pool cars are available for staff use; however there may be occasions where you required to use your own vehicle for work purpose. In such circumstances , business mileage can be claimed in line with personal vehicle use policies. It is essential that the post holder holds a valid driving licence and has appropriate business cover for the use of their personal vehicle for work related travel.

Please note this role is not suitable for Newly Qualified Nurses

Main duties of the job

• To assess, plan and deliver healthcare for patients, for example with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
• 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
• Triage, assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop care plans which may need to be delivered from a range of options.
• Ensure informed consent is obtained and documented prior to initiating interventions.
• Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based plan of care for each patient, modifying it as required.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent
• Current NMC registration
• IV Administration / cannulation
• ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
• Mentorship qualification is essential for the post, but not essential at interview
• Previous experience working in the community

Experience

• Proven ability to communicate effectively using the English language including where there are barriers to understanding
• Providing high standards of care & use own initiative
• Demonstrated ability to manage stressful situations
• Ability to undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records
• Experience working in a team
• Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
• Clinical reasoning skills
• IT and standard keyboard skills

Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.

When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.

Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document

The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.

Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due to Home Office eligibility. Please note Band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

We do not charge any fees at any stage of our recruitment process, including job applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements or employment offers

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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 Piia Hughes
Job title Clinical Team Lead
Email address [e-mail]
Telephone number 07970 847449
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