Job overview

The Out Hours Community Nursing Team are looking for a B5 to join the team.

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 opportunity for a B5 Nurse within CPFT across the county working in Cambridge Huntingdon, Peterborough .

We provide a service 7 days a week, working closely with other community services and PCN’s to provide high standard holistic care to the population of Cambridgeshire .

All staff will be expected to work the following shift patterns to support the service over a 7 day period

Twilight Shift 1800-2400

Night shift 2145-08:15

You will have the opportunity to develop yourself, with extensive learning and development opportunities. 

Main duties of the job

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

As a Community Staff Nurse, you will be working as an autonomous practitioner within the out of hours countywide  team.

You will provide high standard of nursing care and interventions within the patient’s own home, with support from team leaders.

The patient will be at the centre of the care being provided, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.

You will be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines. Patient needs will be identified through holistic nursing.

You will have opportunity to provide support and education to peers, new staff and students.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and 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, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk