Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a passionate and dedicated Band 5 Community Nurse to join our Community Nursing Team in Telford. This is your chance to make a meaningful difference by delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care to patients within their own homes and local communities.

Telford is a vibrant and diverse area to work, offering both urban and rural settings. In this role, you will play a vital part in providing planned nursing care that promotes independence, supports wellbeing, and enhances quality of life. Every day brings variety, autonomy, and the rewarding experience of building genuine therapeutic relationships with the people you support.

We are looking for a caring, motivated, and forward‑thinking nurse who thrives within a collaborative environment. You will be part of an experienced and supportive interdisciplinary team, committed to innovation, maintaining high standards of care, and working together to achieve the best possible outcomes for our patients.

If you are enthusiastic about community-based nursing, keen to develop your clinical skills, and excited by the opportunity to work in a setting where your contribution truly matters, we would love to hear from you.

Please note this position is community based, requiring the successful applicant to see patients in their own homes. Therefore, a valid driving licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Promotes a ‘can do’ attitude and determination to develop and sustain a dynamic and responsive administrative and operational service within a community setting which delivers best practice. 
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, liaising with colleagues and partners to ensure an integrated approach to the needs of the service user. 
• To organise and deliver skilled clinical support work without direct supervision. This will include individual in a variety of settings.
• Gain valid informed consent and work within legal frameworks with patients. 
• To liaise with senior clinicians with regard to patient care, highlighting any variations to expected outcomes from agreed treatment programmes. 
• To provide basic verbal and written clinical reports and document patient interventions/findings in case notes in line with professional body and Trust standards.  
• To instruct and educate patients, carers and families on a range of therapeutic activities. 

We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training.

The post is covering 7 days 8am to 6pm service, on a Rota System.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.