# Community Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse/16b81a96-9b84-404e-823f-44913002119c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse/16b81a96-9b84-404e-823f-44913002119c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 26.25 hours per week (includes some weekend working) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-22T11:21:53.875Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/St_Ives/Cambridgeshire_Peterborough_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8037180 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8037180?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you wish to be a part of a team striving to make a difference in our community? Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference in patient care? We are looking for a Community Nurse to work in and around the St Ives/Hunts locality, you will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience needed to deliver high quality nursing care to patients in their own home or residential setting. As a community nurse we will develop your wound care, palliative care, and long-term conditions, knowledge and skills; supporting you to become an expert in assessment and care-planning to deliver quality care that is caring and compassionate. If you are looking for a new challenge, or to just progress in your career, come work with CPFT Community Nursing Team. ### Main duties of the job Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. We are looking for people who: - Have experience of working in the Community - Are educated to RGN level 2 - Are able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision - Have the ability to work flexibly and as part of a team - Have the ability to assess and formulate care plans - Are able to teach and support student Nurses and Health Care Assistants - Have enhanced communication and inter personal skills You will be responsible for: - Keeping the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making - Providing a high standard of care - Providing a high standard of nursing intervention within a patient's own home, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required - Working as part of a 24/7 service and multidisciplinary team *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities: - To work as an autonomous practitioner with the integrated multi professional team - To be accountable for assessing interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines - To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making - Provide support and education of peers, new staff, non registered staff, and students - To provide high standards of nursing intervention within a patients own home, this includes lone working , with access to specialist and advanced practitioners when required ## Job Details Do you wish to be a part of a team striving to make a difference in our community? Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a difference in patient care? We are looking for a Community Nurse to work in and around the St Ives/Hunts locality, you will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience needed to deliver high quality nursing care to patients in their own home or residential setting. As a community nurse we will develop your wound care, palliative care, and long-term conditions, knowledge and skills; supporting you to become an expert in assessment and care-planning to deliver quality care that is caring and compassionate. If you are looking for a new challenge, or to just progress in your career, come work with CPFT Community Nursing Team. ## Job Description Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. We are looking for people who: Have experience of working in the Community Are educated to RGN level 2 Are able to demonstrate a commitment to high quality care and service provision Have the ability to work flexibly and as part of a team Have the ability to assess and formulate care plans Are able to teach and support student Nurses and Health Care Assistants Have enhanced communication and inter personal skills You will be responsible for: Keeping the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making Providing a high standard of care Providing a high standard of nursing intervention within a patient's own home, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required Working as part of a 24/7 service and multidisciplinary team *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website ## Responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities: To work as an autonomous practitioner with the integrated multi professional team To be accountable for assessing interpreting, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment to patients within professional guidelines To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making Provide support and education of peers, new staff, non registered staff, and students To provide high standards of nursing intervention within a patients own home, this includes lone working , with access to specialist and advanced practitioners when required ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Community experience **Desirable** - Primary care experience and experience in wound care ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Ability to work flexibly as part of a team - Good documentation skills - Able to assess plan and implement care and formulate care plans - Support Integrated Care Workers and teach and support student nurses and HCA’s. - Ability to safeguard and promote welfare of children and young people/ vulnerable adults. - Good communication skills - Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all children and young people/ vulnerable adults whatever their life circumstances. **Desirable** - Understanding of clinical supervision ### Physical Requirements **Essential** - Kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments - Move and manoeuvre people and equipment - Manoeuvre patients using safe techniques in accordance with care plan. - Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. ### Knowledge & Understanding **Essential** - Has a realistic knowledge of personal strengths and areas for development - Demonstrates empathy and respect for the concerns of others - Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others - Responsible for maintaining registration with NMC and/or other professional bodies ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - RGN level 1, RGN level 2 - Evidence of professional development **Desirable** - Mentorship qualification or equivalent - Management of leg ulcer qualification ## Documents - [cpft values (pdf, 114.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1743) - [cpft benefits (pdf, 74.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2967) - [cpft accommodation (pdf, 713.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2805) - [community nurse jdps (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10331933) - [cpft mindful employers (pdf, 51.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1744) - [employee probation period guidance (pdf, 177.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3046) ## 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.