Community Staff Nurse (Hackney Downs)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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“*Please note - this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join the Adult Community Nursing Service at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves providing holistic nursing care to patients in their homes and community settings, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care needs under supervision. The successful candidate will work within one of the 8 neighbourhood teams, delivering high standards of care while promoting health education and independence.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Clinical skills
- Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community)
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Skills/ Abilities
- Able to work unsupervised in the community setting
- Able to work using your own initiative
- Clinical Skills
- Other
- Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
- Awareness of clinical governance and its impact on community nursing
- Knowledge of National and Local policies within the NHS that impact on community nursing
- Understanding of Patient Advocacy
- Education / Qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- Clinical skills
- Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community)
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Skills/ Abilities
- Able to work unsupervised in the community setting
- Able to work using your own initiative
- Clinical Skills
- Other
- Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values
- Awareness of clinical governance and its impact on community nursing
- Knowledge of National and Local policies within the NHS that impact on community nursing
- Understanding of Patient Advocacy
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity \* has arisen to join our vibrant Adult Community Nursing Service. Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated community and acute trust providing high quality service to residents of City and Hackney borough.
We are seeking for an enthusiastic Band 5 to fill full time permanent post. Adult community Nursing Service is divided in 8 neighbourhood teams . Successful candidates will be asked to work within one of the neighbourhood team.
_\*Please note - this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses_
Main duties of the job
\- The post holder will practice within a multidisciplinary team and provide care to patients within their own home and community settings.
\- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs under the supervision of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Practitioners and District Nurses.
\- They will be responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care whilst promoting and maintaining health education and independence.
\- The post holder will take responsibility for their own actions when delivering clinical care; maintaining competency and skill in line with role requirement.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
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