Registered Nurse (Community)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Community Nursing Team in North Devon. The role involves delivering evidence-based nursing care to patients in their homes, assessing clinical needs, and intervening appropriately to optimize quality of life. Successful candidates will need good assessment, clinical, and communication skills, and must be well-organised and able to work both autonomously and as part of a team. A full driving licence and suitable vehicle are essential for covering a large geographical area.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver evidence-based nursing care to patients within their home environment.
- Assess clinical needs and recognise patient deterioration.
- Intervene and escalate concerns appropriately to optimise quality of life.
- Reduce the risk of unnecessary hospital attendance.
- Provide a high standard of care with good communication skills.
Essential criteria
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Desirable criteria
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
- General Requirements
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
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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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Nurse (Community)
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 nurse to join our Community Nursing Team in the North.
We are seeking highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our dynamic and proactive team. Applicants will require good assessment, clinical and communication skills in order to deliver evidence-based nursing care to patients within their home environment, recognising when a patient is deteriorating and intervene and escalate concerns appropriately to optimise quality of life and reduce the risk of unnecessary hospital attendance. The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to provide a high standard of care and have good communication skills. Applicants must be well organised with a professional and approachable manner. They must be prepared to work as part of a team and autonomously.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 sta
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