# Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/781bdb3f-1115-4eaa-a2e3-c89da1a7f04d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/781bdb3f-1115-4eaa-a2e3-c89da1a7f04d.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:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-11T10:06:33.651Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9313-26-0409 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=7376&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Thinking of a Career in Community Nursing? Join our Community Nursing Teams and make a real difference by delivering compassionate care to patients in their own homes. Who Can Apply? - Registered Adult Nurses - Newly Qualified Adult Nurses - Student Adult Nurses qualifying in September 2026 Please note Essential Requirement - Full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes. What We Offer - Supportive Community Nursing Hubs - Flexible working opportunities - Autonomy in your role - Clinical and managerial supervision - Preceptorship for newly qualified nurses - Career development opportunities - Free parking and mileage reimbursement - No night shifts Vacancies are available across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, with location preferences discussed at interview. Ready to take the next step in your nursing career? We would love to hear from you. For further information, please contact Amii Ball, Community Service Matron at amii.ball@nhs.net ### Main duties of the job Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities) Main duties of the job - Providing clinical care to include management of wounds and leg ulcers, care of patients with a palliative diagnosis, symptom control and care in the last days of life, bowel, continence and catheter care and administration of medication including IVs. - Collaborating with the wider multidisciplinary team. - Supporting patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission. - Promoting self-care and independence. If you like what you have read so far then please apply. ### 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: 11 September 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time - Reference number: 007360 - Job locations: St Luke's Treatment Centre, 33 Leicester Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7BN, 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** - You must demonstrate how you would meet the stated mobility requirement on your 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 - Trust - Respect - 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 - [Information For Applicants - 2025 (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=22413&JobId=7376) - [Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=22414&JobId=7376) ## 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.