Senior Community Nurse - Community Response Team

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Community Nurse to join their Community Response Team in York. In this role, you will provide high-quality holistic care to patients at home, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and work with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must be Registered Nurses with at least three years of experience. The position offers a competitive salary, opportunities for professional development, and access to NHS benefits such as a pension scheme and generous holidays.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days holiday

Generous relocation package

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a valid license.
• Evidence of professional development in the last 12 months.
• At least 3 years' experience at Band 5 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality holistic care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
• Co-ordinate activities in the Community Response Team.
• Provide support to clinical staff and assess patient care needs.

Skills

Excellent organisational and prioritising skills

Effective communication

Ability to work on own initiative

Teaching and supervising skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Job description

Senior Community Nurse - Community Response Team

The closing date is 22 December 2025

Are you driven to make a real difference in people's lives from patient own homes? We're looking for a compassionate and proactive Band 6 Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse to join our well-established York Community Response Team, covering York and the Shar Locality.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver high-quality holistic care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, alongside specialist nursing interventions.
• Support timely discharges and promote recovery at home.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including Physiotherapists, OTs, Nurses, and Support Workers.
• Engage patients and families using health coaching techniques to set realistic, empowering goals.

Where You’ll Work

• Across the historic city of York and the scenic South Hambleton and Ryedale areas.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a fun, friendly, and supportive team.
• Work alongside the Acute Organisation, Primary Care and Community Partners.
• Make a tangible impact through urgent care response and short-term rehabilitation programmes.

If you’re ready for a new challenge and eager to help shape the future of community care, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will co‑ordinate activities in the CRT team ensuring effective communication is always maintained, providing support to registered and unregistered staff within the ward/department. This post will play a key role in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. The post holder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence‑based practice, developing the nursing team, and ensuring effective management of the ward/department in the absence of the Team Leader. The post holder will work in partnership with the Team Leader and the team to ensure that high standards of nursing care are always provided. The post holder will provide day‑to‑day support to the non‑registered clinical support team, consisting of Nurse Associates and Generic Support Workers within the York Community Response Team.

About us

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co‑developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse.
• Recognised teaching / assessing qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and implementation in clinical practice in the community within the last 12 months.

Experience and Knowledge Required

• At least 3 years experience at Band 5 or equivalent.
• Insight into clinical speciality – community.
• Insight into rehabilitation and re‑ablement issues.
• Insight into current issues in nursing / professional issues.

Skills and Attributes

• Excellent organisational and prioritising skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and the multi‑disciplinary team, dealing with often difficult, complex situations, responding in a calm and timely manner.
• Reliable, adaptable to change and quick to learn and have the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills including excellent telephone manner.
• Ability to teach, supervise and assess registered / un‑registered staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum / Pro rata