Community Staff Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Chester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000

Job description

Employer: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Chester East Care Community Team

Town: Chester

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 08/04/2025 23:59

Community Staff Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

Do you have the skills to work in community physical health? Are you interested in working for a dynamic and innovative trust that provides person-centred health care to our local community patients? We’d love you to join our team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate nurse to join our established multidisciplinary Care Community Team to support and deliver a range of quality nursing care to our community patients.

Your skills will be valued by our teams and patients alike. If you are new to community health, this is a great opportunity to gain experience in this unique field of nursing.

This post is part-time, 22.5 hours.

**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**

The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.

Main duties of the job

Our care community team is based in The Fountains Health Center covering the surrounding geographic area. It’s important that you can drive and have access to your own vehicle for work. Mileage expenses are reimbursed in addition to your hourly rate.

As a Community Staff Nurse, the successful candidate will undertake duties involving the delivery of high-quality nursing services and holistic assessments of patients, ensuring a person-centred approach.

You will work alongside various professionals to provide quality and seamless care to patients predominantly in their own home. You will be proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care settings.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation, and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [e-mail] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse part 1 of the NMC register
• Evidence of recent training
• Evidence of working towards or hold a Degree in Professional Practice

Knowledge & Expertise

• Multi Agency Working
• Awareness and understanding of the Public Health Agenda
• Evidence of research-based/reflective practice
• Knowledge of local and national priorities
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Good interpersonal skills
• Community Experience
• Long Term Conditions

Experience

• Demonstrate highest standards and skill in nursing
• Demonstrate working knowledge of community nursing and multi-disciplinary working
• Experience in Community Nursing

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Michelle Brookes

Job title: Operational Manager

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 01244 393414

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [e-mail] or telephone [phone].