About this role
Job summary Community Nurse Opportunities Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Are you considering a career in Community Nursing? Our Community Nursing Teams play a vital role in helping patients remain independent and receive high-quality care in their own homes. We are looking for compassionate, motivated nurses who are passionate about making a difference to patient care. Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship at this time. Who Can Apply?
Registered Adult Nurses Newly Qualified Adult Nurses Student Adult Nurses due to qualify in September 2026
Hours: 3037.5 hours per week Essential Requirements
Full UK driving licence Access to a car for work purposes
What We Offer
Supportive Community Nursing Hubs Autonomy to manage your own workload Opportunities to develop clinical, assessment and decision-making skills Clinical and managerial supervision Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff Career development and progression opportunities Free parking at all bases Competitive mileage reimbursement No night shifts, supporting a healthy work-life balance
Working Pattern Our service operates 7 days a week between 08:00 and 22:00, with flexible working arrangements agreed in line with service needs. Vacancies are available across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and location preferences will be discussed at interview. For further information, please contact Amii Ball, Community Service Matron at [email protected]
Main duties of the job Providing clinical care to include: management of wounds and leg ulcers, care of patients with a palliative diagnosis, symptom control and care in the last days of life, bowel, continence and catheter care and administration of medication including IVs. Working with the wider multidisciplinary team. Supporting patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission. Promoting self-care and independence. It is an essential requirement that you have a car for work use and have a UK driving licence.
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About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Experience Essential
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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.
Employer details Employer name Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address MS Teams Interview
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Leicestershire
LE3 1HN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)