Job summary
The North West Integrated Neighbour Team are looking for Band 5 Community Nurse to join their team at Hartismere Hospital
You will be passionate, committed, innovative, enthusiastic, and highly motivated to delivering high quality care within a patient's home.
Do you possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work confidently and collaboratively across professional boundaries? Are you keen and motivated to learn? If so, then your skills are invaluable to us and we would like to hear from you.
Applicants need a valid drivers licence and access to a car for community-based work.
Main duties of the job
The INT's cover both beautiful rural geographical areas as well as the more urban population of the local towns providing holistic and sometimes complex nursing care within people's homes.
You will not only be working alongside other Community and District Nurses but also with a larger team of skilled Generic Support Workers, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapists, social workers, independence wellbeing practitioners, social prescriber, Matron, care co-ordinators and team administration colleagues.
You will be committed to team work, delivering high quality patient care and have a desire for on-going professional development. This is an opportunity to work within knowledgeable experienced teams and wider MDT.
You should be flexible, motivated and able to work within a changing environment. We will provide support through in-house professional forums, Mandatory training, 1:1 and personal development meetings as well as clinical rolling skills training via the practice development facilitators. We facilitate students on training and have close working relationships with neighbouring community teams in Health and Social Care
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 one of the largest NHS organisation in England, 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.
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Details
Date posted
11 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
432-HR1285-25
Job locations
Hartismere Hospital
Castleton Way
Eye
IP23 7BH
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
Qualification
Essential
* RN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent
* Current NMC registration
Desirable
* Leg Ulcer Management
* IV Administration / cannulatio
* ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
* Mentorship qualification
Skills
Essential
* Able to provide high standards of care
* Leadership Skills
* IT and standard keyboard skills
* Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle
* Able to use specialist equipment requiring a high level of dexterity
* Effective observational and reporting skills.
Experience
Essential
* Proven ability to communicate effectively
* Proven ability to use own initiative
* Demonstrated ability to manage stressful situations.
* Ability to undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records.
* Experience working in a team
* Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids.
Desirable
* Previous experience working in the community
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
* RN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent
* Current NMC registration
Desirable
* Leg Ulcer Management
* IV Administration / cannulatio
* ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent
* Mentorship qualification
Skills
Essential
* Able to provide high standards of care
* Leadership Skills
* IT and standard keyboard skills
* Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle
* Able to use specialist equipment requiring a high level of dexterity
* Effective observational and reporting skills.
Experience
Essential
* Proven ability to communicate effectively
* Proven ability to use own initiative
* Demonstrated ability to manage stressful situations.
* Ability to undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records.
* Experience working in a team
* Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids.
Desirable
* Previous experience working in the community
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hartismere Hospital
Castleton Way
Eye
IP23 7BH
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Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hartismere Hospital
Castleton Way
Eye
IP23 7BH
Employer's website
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