Community Nurse

This flexible role as a Community Nurse for NHS Professionals offers a unique blend of professional fulfilment and adaptable scheduling. This position allows nurses to provide vital healthcare services within the community, making a significant impact on patients' lives while having the freedom to choose their working hours. The flexibility of a bank role enables community nurses to balance their professional duties with personal commitments, fostering a healthy work‑life balance.

Additionally, working in diverse community settings provides opportunities for skill development, autonomy, and meaningful interactions with patients from various backgrounds. The chance to deliver compassionate care on a flexible schedule makes this role both rewarding and accommodating.

• Assessing and monitoring patient conditions and arranging diagnostic tests
• Recognising deterioration in the physical or mental condition of a patient and taking appropriate action / escalation
• Recognising, responding to, and managing emergency situations
• Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations
• Recognising limitations and escalating concerns

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

What you’ll need:

• A car and valid UK driving licence
• A minimum of 6 months paid experience in a community environment within the last 2 years
• Compliance with NMC Professional Registration and keeping up to date with current nursing practices

* Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

• Putting People in Places to Care – be part of the NHSP community by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life
• Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly
• Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider
• First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies
• Our team is always happy to help – access our support line any time
• Working options to suit your lifestyle – being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed‑term placements
• Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy
• Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date while gaining vital experience
• Being part of the NHSP Community gives you access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work‑life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression – access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work‑life Balance – flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access – over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

• All Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of – Statement of NMC Registration;
  Degree/Diploma in Nursing; A car and valid UK driving licence
• A minimum of 6 months paid experience in a community environment within the last 2 years

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.