NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Senior Community Nurse

The closing date is 07 November 2025

Job summary

Are you a band 6 or an experienced band 5 looking for an exciting new opportunity? We are seeking a skilled, motivated, and dynamic Nurse with a passion for high quality care and service development.

You will be responsible for managing your own clinical caseload of community patients well as supporting the HCA/rehabilitation assistants with training, supervision, and joint sessions.

The Rehabilitation And Frailty Team (RAFT) provides daily input for up to 21 days in the patient's own home. The service hours are 8am - 8pm with a care element added 7am - 10pm 365 days a year. You will be working occasional weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

Car driver essential.

Main duties of the job

We continuouslyprioritise our caseload tobe responsive to the changing daily needs ofour service users, communicating closely withother service providers to avoid admissionwhere it is safe todo so and providing onward referrals to other community services including health and social care.As part of the Rehabilitation And Frailty Team we see a wide variety of patientsincludingneurological, orthopaedics,falls, frail, end of life, admission avoidance, long term conditions, and musculoskeletal allowing staff to getbroad experience across different specialities. You will be part of a friendly and approachable team who work well together and will be well supported by your senior management team.

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198).

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Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum (Plus 5% HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

395-EA330-25

Job locations

Corringham Health and Wellbeing Centre

Stanford Le Hope

SS177ES


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) who will have significant intermediate and community care experience at Band 5/6. The post holder will be responsible for leading nursing care for a designated caseload. The post holder will be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of care relating to clinical areas. Responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, and deliver care to meet the complex needs for those patients requiring intermediate care and primary care services. The post holder will be able to manage and support their peers, working on their own initiative and but also an effective team member along with the requirements of pre-registration students. They will be committed to working collaboratively, actively supporting, and liaising with other health, social care professionals and other agencies. Due to the service provision, there will be an expectation of the ability for seven days working within this role.

Use of AIApplications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN12-NMC) who will have significant intermediate and community care experience at Band 5/6. The post holder will be responsible for leading nursing care for a designated caseload. The post holder will be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of care relating to clinical areas. Responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, and deliver care to meet the complex needs for those patients requiring intermediate care and primary care services. The post holder will be able to manage and support their peers, working on their own initiative and but also an effective team member along with the requirements of pre-registration students. They will be committed to working collaboratively, actively supporting, and liaising with other health, social care professionals and other agencies. Due to the service provision, there will be an expectation of the ability for seven days working within this role.

Use of AIApplications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • 2 NHS community experience

Desirable

  • Nurse Prescriber

Essential

Essential

  • Vehicle Licence Holder

Desirable

  • Experience in Frailty or Elderly care

Essential

Essential

  • Trained in venepunture
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • 2 NHS community experience

Desirable

  • Nurse Prescriber

Essential

Essential

  • Vehicle Licence Holder

Desirable

  • Experience in Frailty or Elderly care

Essential

Essential

  • Trained in venepunture

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Corringham Health and Wellbeing Centre

Stanford Le Hope

SS177ES


Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Corringham Health and Wellbeing Centre

Stanford Le Hope

SS177ES


Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical lead nurse

Nikeisha Warman

Nikeisha.Warman@nelft.nhs.uk

07858688907

Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum (Plus 5% HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

395-EA330-25

Job locations

Corringham Health and Wellbeing Centre

Stanford Le Hope

SS177ES


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