What do Community Nurses do?
This could involve:
- Treating and caring for people in a safe environment
- Enhancing quality of life for people with long-term conditions
- Providing palliative care
- Wound care
- Preventing the deterioration of health
What do you need to join us?
You need:
- A NMC UK Registration
- Hold a full valid UK driving licence
- Own a car
As well as these, there are certain qualities we look for in Community Nurses:
Confident and able to cope in potentially challenging situations
Takes a holistic, person-centred approach to care.
Considers the persons other health conditions and social issues.
Ready to develop their skills, knowledge and career.
What our team have to say about working in Community Nursing:
Joanne Munslow
Senior NurseI have worked for Community Nursing for over 14 years, and through those years I have progressed to a Senior Nurse Lead and I love my job. The team spirit and support is amazing.
Debbie Sothcott
Senior NurseI have worked in community nursing at Leigh clinic for many years and during this time I have progressed from a Band 5 community RGN to to my current position as Band 7 Senior Nurse Lead.
Danielle Whittington
Senior NurseMy mother is a district nurse, which probably influenced me to become a district nurse myself. District nurses are able to provide a service to society that is precious, so being part of that has always been a passion of mine.
Bessie Hardy
Band 4 Nurse-in-trainingI joined community nursing in 2016, starting out as a Band 3. I was then able to apply and undertake my Nursing Degree Apprenticeship through EPUT and I am now 4 months from completion.
Become a Healthcare Community Leader
A Role Model
Being the role model – leading by example, is important part of nurses role. Being proactive and professional when providing advice, guidance and support in clinical practice. To work in collaboration with the trust, universities and social care – which is in line with the NHS Long Term Plan 2019 vision.
Represent EPUT
Represent EPUT and our service at:
- Primary Care Network Meetings
- South East Essex Frailty Networks
- Local End of Care Networks
- South East Essex Respiratory networks
- others when necessary
Proactive and responsive
The work requires community nurses to be proactive and responsive in managing both long term and short-term patients. The patients are now more complex, and their needs often require the potential for collaborative working.
Specialist in community healthcare
The community Nurse role is both – preventative and supportive and plays a crucial role in the primary health care team.
Community nurses assess complex patients, putting plans into place alongside other MDT professionals to maintain patients at home and prevent hospital admission.
They provide specialist advice in community nursing and to be the interface with primary and acute care.