Community Staff Nurse

Job summary
We are currently looking for motivated, proactive Community Staff Nurses to support the District Nursing team in order to meet the health needs of patients in the Luton area.

EEC Luton Community Nursing has transformed its Community Nursing Services through the development of cluster working, dividing planned and unplanned care, triaging of referrals and through the introduction of a Single Point of Contact (SPOC).

This is an ideal opportunity for Community Staff Nurses to develop their skills within the community setting providing holistic care to housebound patients.

Experience of working in Luton would be an advantage although full induction and training will be given in line with service need.

Luton has good transport links to the M1 and M25 and the London Luton Airport. In conjunction with Luton Borough Council, parking permits are available for staff to use in and around Luton.

A UK Driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role.

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 02/10/2026

Main duties of the job
To support the provision of Community Nursing care within the Integrated Community Nursing Team, providing scheduled and unscheduled care to the house bound population of Luton.

To assist in the assessment, planning and implementation of holistic care provision.

To work with the MDT to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.

You will need to be adaptable to overcoming challenges and ensuring that the patients receive the evidence based nursing care they require and further refer onto other services that are identified to be appropriate.

Supporting other colleagues and embracing service development is fundamental to the role.

About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.

If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To ensure at all times patients are treated with care and compassion.
• To support the senior nurse in organisation and coordination of the overall care to meet clients care needs, which may be complex involving other professionals and agencies in an integrated and co-ordinated way.
• To accept responsibility for those patients whose care has been delegated to them by the Community Nursing Sister or senior nurse and ensure continuity of the nursing care by on-going assessment.
• Escalate Risk as appropriate
• To deputise for the Community Nursing Sister in their absence as required
• Assess and prioritise unscheduled requests for nursing intervention and allocate to the appropriately skilled clinician as appropriate
• To refer patients to other services / agencies as appropriate
• To organise own work as delegated by the senior nurse.
• Delegate work to junior staff and learners as required
• To assist in the planning and co-ordination off duty, covering annual leave, sickness and study leave under supervision of a senior clinician.
• To assist in the assessment and implementation of care interventions to meet identified health needs of individuals, families and communities. Maintain associated records.
• To provide mentorship to pre- and post-registration nursing students.

Communication

• To assist in the delivery of some highly complex and sensitive information in an appropriate form and manner for the patient/ carer/ relatives.
• To understand and support the principles agreed in the transfer of patient information between the primary and secondary sector and deal with it in a sensitive fashion.
• To anticipate barriers to communication and use interpreters or tools as required.
• To use persuasive skills of negotiation and problem solving to facilitate positive outcomes.
• To provide education to patients, students and colleagues as required.
• To produce accurate and complete records consistent with legislation, policy and procedure.
• To attend and participate in relevant meetings and training events.
• To build and develop relationships between health professionals involved in the patient pathway.
• Provide understanding and support to patients coping with acute and/or long-term conditions, including promotion of self-care.

Budgetary Responsibility
Assist in the Maintenance of adequate stock control of resources required to undertake nursing care.

To assist in the training and education on use of equipment to others. To ensure that records and equipment are maintained and stored according to. East of England Community Health and Care Luton policies guidelines and protocols.

People Management

• To provide day-to-day supervision of the junior nursing staff within the Integrated Community Nursing Team.
• To assist in the co-ordination of team off-duty to meet the needs of the service.
• To mentor and supervise students and other learners
• To assist in the induction of new staff members
• Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF proces

Research & Development Activity
To undertake R&D activity as requested.

Clinical and Practice Governance

• Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
• Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
• The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
• The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
• It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
• Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust.
• The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required
• Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team
• Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis
• The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
• The post holder is expected to work within a variety of environments, e.g. patients home, residential homes, and nursing homes and will have direct exposure to smell, bodily fluids.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Current NMC registration
• Degree / Diploma
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Willingness to undertake additional training in line with service development.

Desirable

• MSPP trained
• Palliative Care training
• Central line training
• Tissue Viability training

Experience
Essential

• Nursing patients with a wide range of conditions including terminal illness and physical disabilities
• Ability to organise/prioritise workload
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Awareness of requirement to report to District Nurse
• Awareness of revalidation requirements
• NMC Code of Conduct and Implication on Practice
• Knowledge of research based practice Basic I.T skills, Microsoft office, Word.

Desirable

• Community Nursing Experience and lone working
• Experience of working within a high ethnic population
• Systm0ne experience

Skills
Essential

• Clear written and verbal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to problem solve

Desirable

• Holistic assessment
• Catheterisation
• IV Therapy
• Syringe Drivers
• Wound Care
• Diabetic Care

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
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)

Address
Units 2-3 The Poynt
Poynters Road
Luton
LU4 0LA
United Kingdom

Employer's website
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead nurse
Florence Lewis
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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.

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).

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