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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Community Nurse

The closing date is 11 November 2026

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nurse to join the Neighbourhood Team in Bromsgrove. This will give you the rewarding opportunity to provide optimal care to patients in their own home. Shift patterns are between 07.30-18.30. Flexible working opportunities are available and we would welcome you to discuss these options at interview.

The teams consist of Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Healthcare Assistants and admin staff with GP, paramedic and social care colleagues working closely alongside. This enables the teams deliver planned nursing, therapy and admission avoidance/supported hospital discharge interventions to the adult patient population of Redditch and the surrounding areas.

We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible team player with a strong, quality driven patient focus and an ability to work through change to embed new ways of delivering care. The successful candidate will have experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team. In return we offer a great team environment, learning and development opportunities and supervision support.

Due to the nature of the posts the applicant must be able to travel independently.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

A typical day as community nurse may start with greeting a diabetic patient and administering their insulin, followed by supporting patients at the end of their life to ensure gold standard care is delivered. You may then visit a few patients to dress a leg ulcer or post op wound, followed by changing a catheter to flushing a patient's central line. Following a morning of visits you will return to the office for your team handover, this gives you the opportunity to discuss complex situations with your colleagues and undertake clinical supervision. You may then be called out to an urgent care response visit where a patient needs to be seen and assessed within 2 hours. No day is the same within the community and each day is as rewarding as the next, whether you've healed a leg ulcer or given a patient the best possible care at the end of their life. One thing we promise you is that community nursing is never boring!

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website Staff benefits | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Details

Date posted

28 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

798-8397500

Job locations

Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

B61 0BB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.

• Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.

Regularly take responsibility for the caseload in the absence of the Senior Community Nurse.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder will have competencies in all of the following areas and will:

Clinical

Work within the NMC Code.

Be responsible for the initial assessment and review of patients, across a broad spectrum of clinical conditions, considering the holistic needs of patients, under the direction of the senior nurse.

Provide clinical care, treatment, advice and interventions, including the transcribing and prescribing of medication if appropriate, through holistic assessment of patient need; and then planning, implementing and evaluating a person centred care plan as appropriate.

Be responsible for admitting and discharging patients from the caseload.

Undertake continuing health care checklist and fast track applications of on-going nursing need and where eligible commission packages of care from external agencies.

Ensure clinical practice is patient-focussed and evidence-based, in accordance with NMC code and scope for professional practice.

Assess mental capacity and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Actively contribute to the task of monitoring and evaluating standards of patient care, seeking to continuously improve the quality of care.

Ensure care provided maintains the individuals privacy and dignity, values diversity and respects cultural and individual rights and choices.

Delegate appropriately to more junior staff

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.

Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.

Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.

• Work as an autonomous practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment and treatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other community settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing and remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat, educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of care.

Regularly take responsibility for the caseload in the absence of the Senior Community Nurse.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder will have competencies in all of the following areas and will:

Clinical

Work within the NMC Code.

Be responsible for the initial assessment and review of patients, across a broad spectrum of clinical conditions, considering the holistic needs of patients, under the direction of the senior nurse.

Provide clinical care, treatment, advice and interventions, including the transcribing and prescribing of medication if appropriate, through holistic assessment of patient need; and then planning, implementing and evaluating a person centred care plan as appropriate.

Be responsible for admitting and discharging patients from the caseload.

Undertake continuing health care checklist and fast track applications of on-going nursing need and where eligible commission packages of care from external agencies.

Ensure clinical practice is patient-focussed and evidence-based, in accordance with NMC code and scope for professional practice.

Assess mental capacity and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Actively contribute to the task of monitoring and evaluating standards of patient care, seeking to continuously improve the quality of care.

Ensure care provided maintains the individuals privacy and dignity, values diversity and respects cultural and individual rights and choices.

Delegate appropriately to more junior staff

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN1)

Desirable

• Accredited Courses in Palliative care, tissue viability, diabetes
• Mentor award

Experience

Essential

• Experience gained during Pre-Registration Training

Desirable

• 2 years post registration experience
• Community Nursing Experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Variety of evidence based clinical skills

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (RN1)

Desirable

• Accredited Courses in Palliative care, tissue viability, diabetes
• Mentor award

Experience

Essential

• Experience gained during Pre-Registration Training

Desirable

• 2 years post registration experience
• Community Nursing Experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Variety of evidence based clinical skills

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

B61 0BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

B61 0BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Lead

Shirley Cosier-Sims

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

28 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

798-8397500

Job locations

Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road

Bromsgrove

B61 0BB

United Kingdom

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