Job overview

Do you wish to be a part of a team striving to make a difference in our community? Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference in patient care?

We are looking for a Band 5 Community Nurse to work within our Ely Community Nursing Team covering Ely and surrounding villages

In these roles, you would be working at part of the Neighbourhood team which includes District/Community Nurses,  Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Nurses and Team coordinators. Linking closely with colleagues including general practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team to support excellent nursing care at home, reducing the necessity for acute hospital admission.

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.

We are looking for people who:

• Have experience of working in the Community
• Are educated to RGN level 2
• Are able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision
• Have the ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
• Have the ability to assess and formulate care plans
• Are able to teach and support student Nurses and Health Care Assistants
• Have enhanced communication and inter personal skills

You will be responsible for:

• Keeping the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
• Providing a high standard of care
• Providing a high standard of nursing intervention within a patient's own home, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required
• Working as part of a 24/7 service and multidisciplinary team

*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