Community Staff Nurse Downs

Community Staff Nurse (Hackney Downs)

Closing date is 30 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our vibrant Adult Community Nursing Service. Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated community and acute trust providing high quality service to residents of City and Hackney borough.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 to fill a full-time permanent post. The Adult Community Nursing Service is divided into 8 neighbourhood teams. Successful candidates will be asked to work within one of the neighbourhood teams.

Please note - this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses

• The post holder will practice within a multidisciplinary team and provide care to patients within their own home and community settings.
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs under the supervision of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Practitioners and District Nurses.
• They will be responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care whilst promoting and maintaining health education and independence.
• The post holder will take responsibility for their own actions when delivering clinical care; maintaining competency and skill in line with role requirement.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, the City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

• Registered Nurse
• Clinical skills

• Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community)
• Experience of multi-agency working

• Able to work unsupervised in the community setting
• Able to work using your own initiative
• Clinical Skills

• Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values

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.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust