Community Nurse (Cheltenham)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 5 Community Nurse in Cheltenham, providing care and support to a diverse patient population. The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills, the ability to make clinical decisions, and a willingness to develop their potential. It is a community-based role requiring a driving licence and use of a vehicle. The Trust provides a 'Mobile office' model with necessary equipment for remote working.
Key responsibilities
- Aid, coach and support a diverse population of patient requirements.
- Make clinical decisions.
- Develop your potential.
- Manage workload, prioritise and delegate work in the absence of the Team Leader.
- Liaise effectively within the Primary Health Care Team and with other professionals / agencies.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with NMC
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing or equivalent
- Willingness to undertake additional training as required.
- Experience of working without direct supervision
- Ability to work on own initiative, assess patients competently and report back to Team Leader (or appropriate health care professional) relevant changes in patient's condition.
- Ability to effectively manage the workload, prioritise and delegate work in the absence of the Team Leader - District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse
- Ability to liaise effectively within the Primary Health Care Team and with other professionals / agencies
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of community nursing practice
- Evidence of post-registration education & training.
- Holistic health assessment course (or equivalent)
- Teaching & assessing qualification
- Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
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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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Community Nurse (Cheltenham)
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
We are currently seeking nurses possessing the highest standards of care and compassion in order to aid, coach and support our diverse population of patient requirements here in Cheltenham.
Band 5 Community Nurse roles based in Cheltenham. As this is a community based role, the successful candidate will require a driving licence and the use of a vehicle for work purposes.
We are seeking experienced Registered Nurses for this position.
Main duties of the job
To excel in this role, you will require excellent communication skills, the courage to make clinical decisions and a willingness to develop your potential.
You will require current NMC registration, post-registration experience is helpful.
We are a Technologically SMART Trust, offering a 'Mobile office' model providing you with all the equipment needed to carry out your role in comfort whilst on the road. This is as a result of the "YOU SPOKE - WE LISTENED" working results in staff safety due to live system and instant access to patient notes and past interactions whilst on the move.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
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