Community Staff Nurse

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The closing date is 21 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our vibrant Adult Community Nursing (ACN) Service. Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated community and acute trust providing high quality service to residents of City and Hackney borough.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Community Staff Nurse to join the Clinical Assessment Team (CAT), based within the ACN Single Point of Access.

The successful candidate will undertake holistic initial assessments on individuals referred in to the ACN service.

They will use their clinical skills and knowledge to implement care plans as well as to promote independence and self-care. They will work within a team that assessed patients and holds a caseload for short-term care interventions.

They will liaise with the ACN Neighbourhood teams, GPs, social services, therapists, care agencies, and many other multidisciplinary teams.

They will work under the guidance of the team's Nurse Practitioners and Senior Nurse Practitioner.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

• Registered Nurse
• Clinical skills

• Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community)
• Experience of multi-agency working

• Able to work unsupervised in the community setting
• Able to work using your own initiative
• Pressure ulcer prevention and management
• Administration of IV medication
• able to identify a deteriorating patient (Sepsis, mental health crisis, self-neglect, end of life)
• Palliative and end of life care

• Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values

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.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£37,259 to £45,356 a year pro rata p.a. incl.