East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Nurse - Community

The closing date is 12 March 2026

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated Band 5 Community Registered Nurse to join our integrated Community Nursing Service in North East Essex.

This role offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centred nursing care within patients' own homes, supporting independence and preventing avoidable hospital admissions. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary neighbourhood team, managing a varied and rewarding caseload across the community setting

Our service operates 08:00-18:00, 7 days a week.

You will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based nursing care, including:

Complex wound care and pressure ulcer management

Leg ulcer care and Doppler assessment

Catheterisation (male/female/suprapubic)

IV, subcutaneous and intramuscular medication administration

PICC/Hickman line management

Palliative and end-of-life care including syringe drivers and symptom control

Continence and bowel management

Supporting referrals and coordinating multi-agency care

You will work autonomously while being supported by senior colleagues, and will contribute to clinical governance, audit and service improvement

We are committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality community care, supporting professional development and career progression, collaborative integrated working and making time matter for patients and staff

Proposed Interview Date; 23rd March 2026

Main duties of the job

To take responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence based care for patients.

To provide ongoing nursing care and support to patients and carers, promoting the role of the nurse and clinical excellence.

To identify patients whose conditions become unstable and liaise with doctors and acute services appropriately.

To network with other professionals in order to co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary approach to care provision.

To be responsible for multi-agency care documentation in line with current practice.

To ensure that patients are able to make an informed choice about their current and future care needs.

Ensure that care is patient centred and confidentiality is maintained in line with Trust policy.

To prioritise own workload and work autonomously when necessary.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

26 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1332-25

Job locations

659-662 The Crescent

Colchester Business Park

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with professionals from other disciplines
Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously
Able to provide evidence-based care that is responsive to patient need
Be able to demonstrate good leadership qualities

Desirable

Community Experience

Skills

Essential

IT literate e.g. Word processing, internet and e-mail use
Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
Professional attitude
Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

Leadership and Management development potential.

Qualifications

Essential

RGN/RN ADULT, with current NMC Registration
Evidence of recent CPD

Desirable

Mentorship qualification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with professionals from other disciplines
Experience of working as a member of a team but also able to work autonomously
Able to provide evidence-based care that is responsive to patient need
Be able to demonstrate good leadership qualities

Desirable

Community Experience

Skills

Essential

IT literate e.g. Word processing, internet and e-mail use
Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
Professional attitude
Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

Leadership and Management development potential.

Qualifications

Essential

RGN/RN ADULT, with current NMC Registration
Evidence of recent CPD

Desirable

Mentorship qualification

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.

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

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 Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

659-662 The Crescent

Colchester Business Park

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

659-662 The Crescent

Colchester Business Park

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Employer's website

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