Community Nurse
The closing date is 01 April 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nurse to join Riverside Neighbourhood Team in Worcester. Within the community nursing role, you will reap the rewards of being an autonomous practitioner to deliver individual patient care. This will give you the rewarding opportunity to provide holistic care to patients.
Shift patterns include 07.30-15.30, 08.30-16.30, and 10.30-18.30. Flexible working opportunities are available, and we would welcome you to discuss these options at interview.
The Neighbourhood Team consists of Community Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Healthcare Assistants, and admin staff with the wider multidisciplinary team. 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. In return we provide you with compassionate leadership within a supportive team environment and an individual induction package.
You will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience to deliver high quality nursing care to patients in their own home, clinic, and residential settings. You will also have the opportunity for professional development and progression. You should have excellent clinical, written, and verbal communication skills. We would love for you to join us in this transformational community care journey within the Worcester Neighbourhood Team.
Main duties of the job
A typical day as a community nurse may include a variety of skills such as the holistic management of diabetic patients, wound care, catheter care, IV administration and supporting patients at the end of their life. This is not an exhaustive skillset to the role and you will benefit from a diverse variety of skills and scenarios enhancing your career development.
The Neighbourhood Team responds to urgent care response calls generated from a variety of referrals including West Midlands Ambulance Service. We also assess and provide care to patients to prevent hospital admission and support hospital discharges.
No day is the same within the community and each day is as rewarding as the next, whether you have 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.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.
Details
Date posted
19 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year Pro rata for part time. Pay award pending.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9798-2123
Job locations
St. Johns House Medical Centre
299 Bromyard Road
Worcester
WR2 5FB
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
St. Johns House Medical Centre
299 Bromyard Road
Worcester
WR2 5FB
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Supporting documents
Privacy notice
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)