Community Nurse (Cheltenham)
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Cheltenham, GL51 0BY
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
This role is offered on a fixed term for 12 months. We are currently seeking nurses possessing the highest standards of care and compassion in order t...
To excel in this role, you will require excellent communication skills, the courage to make clinical decisions and a willingness to develop your potential.
You will require current NMC registration, post-registration experience is helpful.
We are a Technologically SMART Trust, offering a 'Mobile office' model providing you with all the equipment needed to carry out your role in comfort whilst on the road. This is as a result of the "YOU SPOKE - WE LISTENED" working results in staff safety due to live system and instant access to patient notes and past interactions whilst on the move.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).
Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing or equivalent
- Willingness to undertake additional training as required.
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working without direct supervision
Desirable
- Previous experience of community nursing practice
- Evidence of post-registration education & training.
- Holistic health assessment course (or equivalent)
- Teaching & assessing qualification
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative, assess patients competently and report back to Team Leader (or appropriate health care professional) relevant changes in patient's condition.
- Ability to effectively manage the workload, prioritise and delegate work in the absence of the Team Leader - District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse
- Ability to liaise effectively within the Primary Health Care Team and with other professionals / agencies
Desirable
- Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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