# 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/ca891901-a69a-45fb-9317-72111e6042c5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurse/ca891901-a69a-45fb-9317-72111e6042c5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Princess of Wales Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (includes weekend working) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T10:10:58.861Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Ely/Cambridgeshire_Peterborough_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8189547 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8189547?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 Band 5 Community Nurse to work within our Ely Community Nursing Team covering Ely and surrounding villages In these roles, you would be working at part of the Neighbourhood team which includes District/Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Nurses and Team coordinators. Linking closely with colleagues including general practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary team to support excellent nursing care at home, reducing the necessity for acute hospital admission. ### 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 be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects for your own and delegated work. - To work within codes of practice and professional guidelines. - To undertake holistic assessment (including those with complex presentations and multi pathologies) making use of clinical reasoning skills. - To use evidence-based practice, to ensure clinical care is effective and appropriate. - To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting. - Organise and manage own time, delegating work appropriately. - Contribute to risk assessments and health and safety assessments and including immediately reporting any changes/newly identified risks. - To demonstrate the importance of gaining patient and carer consent in all interventions. - To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication, e.g. hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain. - To contribute to and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives of the Neighbourhood Teams and the new model of care. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. ### 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. ### 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, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10493949) - [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.