Community Nurse Band 5
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for a Registered Nurse to join the Community Nursing Teams in Long Eaton, South Erewash. The successful candidate will manage referrals, provide evidence-based care to patients in their homes, and work collaboratively with general practice, rapid response, and community therapy teams. The position involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualised patient care while promoting self-care and supporting junior staff.
Key responsibilities
- Manage referrals into the service.
- Provide evidence-based care to support patients in their own home.
- Work alongside general practice, rapid response team and community therapy team.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care, promoting self care.
- Provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care.
- Actively support the Senior Community Nurses and District Nurses in the management of the health care environment.
Essential criteria
- RGN
- Evidence of recent relevant training
- Experience of working in the community
- Evidence of research based/reflective practice
- Ability to travel across Derbyshire County visiting patients' homes and across the county to access meetings and training.
- Able to work weekend and bank holidays
Desirable criteria
- Long Term Conditions
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 7d
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Community Nurse Band 5
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse who is looking to make a difference in a new team or seeking a new challenge to help support patients in the community?
If so, this opportunity is for you!
We are looking to recruit full or part time registered nurses to work within the Community Nursing Teams based in Long Eaton in South Erewash
There has never been a more exciting time to join one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers, as voted by its own staff.
Please apply to join our team today!
Main duties of the job
To manage referrals into our service and provide evidence-based care to support patients in their own home.
This great opportunity includes working alongside general practice, our rapid response team and our community therapy team.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care, promoting self care wherever possible in an efficient and clinically effective way, whilst maintaining privacy and dignity.
To provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care and actively support the Senior Community Nurses and District Nurses in the management of the health care environment.
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