East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England. Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong. By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities. Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you. We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community. Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future. Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications i monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. Job overview To provide basic nursing care support to the Nursing team at the Luton Treatment Centre. This role will predominantly be clinic based but will require home visits as and when necessary, dependant on staffing levels. Provide phlebotomy clinics at the Luton Treatment Centre as required and assisting the Community Phlebotomists with domiciliary visits where necessary. At times where other services are facing staffing issues you may be required to assist within your skill set. The shift pattern will be 8am – 4pm or 11am – 7pm depending on clinical need. Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 24th April 2026 Advert To provide basic nursing care support to the DVT Nursing team based at LTC To support taking out of hours bloods to the laboratory in the evenings Community Phlebotomist Service with domiciliary visits where necessary. Provide phlebotomy clinics at the Luton Treatment Centre including evenings When undertaking home visits on scheduled days to plan visits accordingly. Assess the client’s registration forms and initiate investigations (to include blood pressure, weight, height, bloods To provide basic dressings as directed by nursing team. To set up clinical areas prior to clinic To chaperone and assist clients attending for procedures (on and off examination couch, escorting within the building and out to their car) Always Act as an ambassador for the Luton Treatment Centre To give general advice to patients regarding services Check all equipment prior to clinic and report any defects to appropriate personnel. To take appropriate emergency action as required and to immediately inform the nurse in charge or manager. To assist in the collection of information for audit purposes To rotate stock according to expiry dates To put supplies, pharmacy, logistics and stores away To ensure bins are emptied at the end of each clinic. Assist in taking requests from patients on the phone booking line for clinic phlebotomy. Working for our organisation 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Greet patients attending clinics at LTC and signpost them accordingly. To record accurate, concise information on patient care within the patient notes To always maintain confidentiality of patients To communicate patient information to medical/nursing staff as appropriate to patient care Attend and contribute to service meetings. To ensure accurate labelling of blood bottles and safe secure transfer to the laboratory To assist in making appointments for patients who have language, speech or hearing difficulties. Receive, screen and transfer telephone calls as appropriate, acting on own initiative ensuring that accurate detailed messages are taken and recorded. Keep up to date with reading and replying to work email communications. Communicate with Phlebotomists, HCA’s Specialist Nurses, GPs, Nurses, Patients, local hospitals, and other health professionals within the multidisciplinary team. To be the patients advocate within the clinical setting. To be supportive and communicative with colleagues and clients Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free. If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know. Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against eligible roles. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application. Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register. Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received. Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. In submitting an application, you authorise East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed. ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!