# Bank Band 5 Nurse - Community > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-band-5-nurse-community/2b4c19d5-3041-4246-92b2-66c067c706cc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-band-5-nurse-community/2b4c19d5-3041-4246-92b2-66c067c706cc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** The Beacon - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T16:54:45.286Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9313-26-0386 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=7355&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Are you a motivated Registered Nurse looking for flexibility, variety, and the opportunity to be effective in your local community? Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking Bank Band 5 Community Nurses to join services across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. We welcome applications from Registered General Nurses (RGN) and Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN) who have completed their preceptorship and are keen to develop their skills in a supportive community setting. As a Bank Community Nurse, you will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient-centred care in patients' homes and community settings. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you will support people with a range of physical and mental health needs, promoting independence, recovery, and wellbeing through high-quality care. Why Join Our Bank? Our Bank offers true flexibility, allowing you to work around your commitments while gaining experience across a variety of community services. Benefits include: Flexible working to suit your availability. Experience across diverse community services. Opportunities to develop clinical skills and knowledge. Access to learning and development. Supportive and experienced teams. A Trust committed to Compassion, Respect, Integrity, and Trust. If you are enthusiastic about delivering outstanding care and want the freedom to choose when you work, we would love to hear from you. Interviews: Saturday 19 September Contact: Jan Skoczyl,jan.skoczylas@nhs.net ### Main duties of the job We are seeking compassionate, adaptable nurses who are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in community settings. Essential Requirements Current NMC registration as a Registered General Nurse (RGN) or Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN). Successful completion of an NMC preceptorship programme. Evidence of continuing professional development. Full UK driving licence. Access to a vehicle insured for business use. Excellent communication and people skills. Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams. Strong assessment, care planning and clinical decision-making skills. Ability to prioritise workload and respond to changing patient needs. Commitment to delivering safe, evidence-based care. Understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, equality, and diversity. Flexible approach to working patterns and service needs. Desirable Experience in community nursing, mental health community services or integrated teams. Experience of lone working and caseload management. If you are looking for flexibility, variety, and the opportunity to be effective in local communities, we would love to hear from you. Join our Bank and choose shifts that fit your lifestyle while helping deliver exceptional care where it matters most. ### About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. ### Details - Date posted: 28 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year - Contract: Bank - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: 007339 - Job locations: County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building, Glenfield, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 8TB, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Mobility **Essential** - Ability to meet the mobility requirement specified in the job advertisement; the applicant must demonstrate how they would meet the stated mobility requirement on the application form. ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates a strong interest in providing patient centre nursing care and patient education **Desirable** - Six months post registration ### Trust Values **Essential** - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Values: Compassion - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Values: Trust - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Values: Respect - Demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s Values: Integrity ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse Level 1 - Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months - Hold/be working towards an ‘NMC approved’ mentoring qualification or have a planned start date for this ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Physically capable for performing the role and responsibilities expect of the post holder, ie manual handling of clients/service users ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Demonstrates effective communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to work well as a team member - Demonstrates initiative and potential ability to work without direct supervision, problem solve and prioritise own work - Demonstrates potential to develop planning and organisational skills - Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility dependent upon work priorities - Able to make judgements based on evidence based practice and translate this for use in the ward environment - To be able to demonstrate understanding of current developments in the NHS and their implications for nursing and quality care for clients/service users - Ability to practice independently, ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership skills. ### Standard Requirements **Essential** - Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles - Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection - Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides) ## Documents - [B5 Nurse JD/PS (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=22347&JobId=7355) - [Information For Applicants - 2025 (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=22345&JobId=7355) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.