Community Nurse | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be responsible for assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients within the Team Leader’s sphere of care.

The post holder works without direct supervision and is responsible for nursing care for the geographical area including weekends and evenings.

The community team of West Essex is part of the wider Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System supporting Out of Hospital Care to support West Essex Residents. The post holder will be working as part of the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams supporting the Epping North and LBC (Loughton, Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell) Primary Care Networks with a focus on prevention of admissions and facilitating hospital discharges.

• Takes responsibility for a patient or a defined group of patients within their own homes or elsewhere as defined by the Senior Nurse.
• Undertake comprehensive nursing assessments to identify the patient’s physical and environmental needs.
• Plans, evaluates and prioritises interventions and care for patients within his/her sphere of responsibility.
• Leads the clinical nursing management of the caseload’s most dependent patients. Determines, in liaison with the Senior Nurse the frequency, type and monitors the efficacy of patient care offered.
• Regularly review caseload patient care, informing the Senior Nurse of any changes made.
• Establish priorities in his/her workload – organising his/her workload to make effective use of time.
• To act up in the Senior Nurse’s absence.
• Responsible for the delivery of nursing care for a geographical area including weekends and evenings.
• Liaise with other agencies and members of Primary Health Care Team and secondary care.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

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Flexible working

available from day one for most roles.

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Job share

Applications for job shares are welcomed

To care for patient within the community at patients home. Provide care for those at home requiring health interventions such as:

• Wound care
• Catheter care
• Palliative care and End of life
• Medication administration
• Diabetes management
• PICC Line care
• Phlebotomy Services

It is imperative that the applicant works professionally within their clinical scope adhering to trust policies and within NMC standards of care.

This advert closes on Thursday 21 May 2026