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Band 5
Full-time, Part-time

Community Staff Nurse

East Coast Community Healthcare CICLowestoft, Suffolk£32,073 - £39,043Closes 21/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Hours / week
37.5
Posted
07/09/2026
Closes
21/09/2026

Sponsorship verdict

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Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
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Role summary

This role is for a Registered Community Nurse to join the Lowestoft Primary Care Home (PCH) team, providing person-centered care to adults in their homes, clinics, or residential settings. The nurse will manage a varied caseload, conduct holistic assessments, and deliver nursing interventions such as wound care, medication administration, and palliative care. The position involves working autonomously within a supportive team, with opportunities for induction and preceptorship. Two positions are available, one full-time (37.5 hours) and one part-time (30 hours).

Essential criteria

  • Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
  • BSc in Nursing Practice or equivalent

Desirable criteria

  • Mentorship/ preceptorship qualification/ ENB 998
  • Evidence of working towards a nursing degree
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge and competence within scope of clinical practice
  • Previous experience of working in health care
  • Recent clinical experience in community nursing
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working
  • Additional Criteria
  • SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Competent IT skills
  • Effective organisation and time management skills
  • Excellent record keeping skills
  • PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
  • Health coaching training
  • SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
  • Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours: (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together)
  • Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required
  • Be able to support Trainee Nursing Associates
  • Act as a role model to all students
  • Able to demonstrate personal resilience, emotions and stress
  • Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
  • BSc in Nursing Practice or equivalent
  • Mentorship/ preceptorship qualification/ ENB 998
  • Evidence of working towards a nursing degree
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge and competence within scope of clinical practice
  • Previous experience of working in health care
  • Recent clinical experience in community nursing
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working
  • Additional Criteria
  • SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Competent IT skills
  • Effective organisation and time management skills
  • Excellent record keeping skills
  • PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
  • Health coaching training
  • SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
  • Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours: (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together)
  • Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required
  • Be able to support Trainee Nursing Associates
  • Act as a role model to all students
  • Able to demonstrate personal resilience, emotions and stress

Useful to know

Band 5 pay context

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.

Application window

Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d

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East Coast Community Healthcare CIC

Community Staff Nurse

The closing date is 21 September 2026

Job summary

Welcome to Lowestoft Primary Care Home (PCH) team.

Are you a Registered Nurse (Adult) or 3rd year student due to qualify? Do you want to progress your nursing career with a supportive and encouraging team, providing nursing care to patients in their own homes, clinic or residential homes?

We are looking for a dedicated and motivated Registered Community Nurse to join our team. Following a structured induction and with ongoing support, including a thorough Preceptorship period if needed, you will work autonomously within a community setting, managing a varied caseload safely and effectively.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the relevant qualifications, clinical skills and professional registration required for this role, along with the confidence and sound judgement to make independent clinical decisions.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. All applicants will be assessed fairly on merit against the requirements of the post.

The PCH team provides community services 7 days per week 07:00 - 20:30 hours

The core shift is 08:30 - 16:30, other shifts included in the rota are 07:00 - 15:00 and 12:00 - 20:00 as well as weekends and bank holidays on a rotational

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