Community Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Community Nurse to join the multidisciplinary Care Community Team at Chester South. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing services and holistic assessments to patients, primarily in their own homes. You will work with various professionals to provide seamless, person-centred care, aiming to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. The position requires driving and access to a vehicle, with mileage expenses reimbursed.
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse
- Evidence of recent training
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working towards or Degree in Professional Practice
- Student Mentorship
- Knowledge & Expertise
- Multi Agency Working
- Awareness and understanding of the Public Health Agenda
- Evidence of research based/reflective practice
- Knowledge of local and national priorities.
- Ability to manage time effectivley
- Good interpersonal skills
- Community Experience
- Long Term Conditions
- Demonstrate highest standards and skill in nursing.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of community nursing and multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of complex wound management in the community
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of End of Life care in the community
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of safe medication administration practises
- Experience in Community Nursing
- Experience of reflective practice
- Experience of managing a community based case load
- Experience of Lone working and making autonomous clinical decisions
- Trust Values
- Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)
- Registered General Nurse
- Evidence of recent training
- Evidence of working towards or Degree in Professional Practice
- Student Mentorship
- Knowledge & Expertise
- Multi Agency Working
- Awareness and understanding of the Public Health Agenda
- Evidence of research based/reflective practice
- Knowledge of local and national priorities.
- Ability to manage time effectivley
- Good interpersonal skills
- Community Experience
- Long Term Conditions
- Demonstrate highest standards and skill in nursing.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of community nursing and multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of complex wound management in the community
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of End of Life care in the community
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of safe medication administration practises
- Experience in Community Nursing
- Experience of reflective practice
- Experience of managing a community based case load
- Experience of Lone working and making autonomous clinical decisions
- Trust Values
- Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Community Nurse
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
Do you have the skills to work in community physical health? Are you interested in working for a dynamic and innovated trust who provide person centred health care to our local community patients? We'd love you to join our teams.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 enthusiastic, motivated, and keen nurse to join our established multidisciplinary Care Community Team at Chester South to support and deliver a range of quality nursing services to our patients.
Your skills will be really valued by our teams and patients alike. If you are new to community health, this is a great opportunity to gain experience in this unique field of nursing.
We will do our best to welcome you and help you to settle in as a member of the team. Your contribution, time, skills and caring will make a huge difference to the patients we care for.
Main duties of the job
Our eight care community teams are based in various locations within Chester, Ellesmere Port, Neston, Frodsham and the Rural locality covering the geographic area of West Cheshire. It's important that you can drive and have access to your own vehicle for work. But, of course, mileage expenses are reimbursed in addition to your hourly rate.
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