Community Nursing Assistant - Evening Shift
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“Please note, we do not offer sponsorship for this job role.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role involves supporting Registered Nurses during evening shifts (5pm-10pm) to provide care for patients in their homes, aiming to prevent hospital admissions. You will respond to intervention call-outs and deliver planned care, often working alongside a colleague. The position requires excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills, as well as a full driving licence and access to a vehicle. Working hours are flexible, ranging from a minimum of 10 hours (2 evenings) up to 27.5 hours per fortnight.
Key responsibilities
- Support Registered Nurses by responding to intervention call outs between 5pm and 10pm.
- Visit patients, sometimes alongside a colleague, to deliver planned care.
- Travel across the city of Leeds during shifts to provide patient care.
- Be available to work on a rota over 7 evenings per week, 365 days per year.
Essential criteria
- Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the supporting documents section.
Desirable criteria
- Please review the Job Description and Person Specification attached in the supporting documents section.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Community Nursing Assistant - Evening Shift
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
At Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, we believe in providing exceptional care that goes beyond the ordinary, and we need someone like you to help us achieve that vision.
When you join us, we will work with you to develop your own personal development plan that supports your learning style.
We provide training, clinical supervision and access to a peer support network.
This role is crucial in supporting the Registered Nurses on an evening to enable patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission.
Main duties of the job
You will support the Registered Nurse, responding to intervention call outs between the hours of 5pm and 10pm.
You may also work alongside a colleague and visit patients to deliver planned care.
You must have excellent communication, organisational and IT skills.
It would be expected that you are available to work on a rota over 7 evenings per week, 365 days per year.
Your hours of work will be 17.00pm - 22.00pm.
The role is based from Hunslet Health Centre, though it is expected that you travel across the city of Leeds during your shift to deliver patient care.
The contract is for a minimum of 10 hours (2 evenings) up to a maximum of 27.5 hours (6 evenings one week and 5 hours the next week each fortnigh
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