• Job Description

  Req#: C9421-25-0563?language=en&page=15&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you passionate about working in the complex area of frailty in the community?

  Are you a confident registered nurse and decision maker, who can think on their feet and embrace positive risk taking ?

  Would you like to work in a dynamic, ground-breaking, and fully integrated intermediate care team?

  If the answer to the above is yes, then we would like to hear from you!

  Due to re-organisation and restructure in adult community services, we have brand new opportunities for band 5 registered nurses.

  Working to a home first agenda, the role is to support service delivery across inpatient, emergency department and community settings.

  Our service consists of Health and Social Care colleagues. Consultants, GPs, Advanced Care Practitioners, Urgent community response practitioners, Social Workers, Nursing, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Discharge Team, rehabilitation assistants and Multi-Disciplinary Assistants all work together to support patient flow. We operate 7 days, 365 days a year to support some of our most vulnerable, older people with frailty.

  You will be based across our 4 community bases in addition to our new purpose-built Hub at Harrogate Hospital.

  We are proud to offer our Community Nurses:

  • A full induction including a community welcome pack
  • Preceptorship programme
  • Funded NMC fee's for newly qualified nurses for the first year

  Main duties of the job

  • To undertake the provision of high standards of nursing care in relation to unscheduled urgent community response, hospital at home and intermediate care in the community.
  • When required inreach into acute services in ED and acute frailty unit and SDEC
  • To plan, implement and evaluate episodes of care.
  • To plan and organise workload and delegate to other staff when necessary.
  • To undertake nursing assessment, diagnosis and treatment appropriately.
  • To work alongside senior nurses and Matron to support the delivery of nursing intervention
  • To undertake intermediate care assessments on behalf of the team

  About us

  Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

  At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

  We offer colleagues:

  • A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
  • Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
  • Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

  Please note:

  • Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
  • Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
  • Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.

  Details

  Date posted

  30 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum (pro rata)

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  421-LTUCC-3200S

  Job locations

  Various community bases

  Harrogate district foundation trust

  Harrogate

  HG2 7SX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

  We welcome enquiries about this role before or during your application process. If you would like to find out more then please feel free to contact one of our Clinical Locality Managers who will be able to answer any questions which you may have.

  **This job advert will close as soon as a sufficient amount of applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if you are interested.**

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

  We welcome enquiries about this role before or during your application process. If you would like to find out more then please feel free to contact one of our Clinical Locality Managers who will be able to answer any questions which you may have.

  **This job advert will close as soon as a sufficient amount of applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if you are interested.**

  Person Specification

  Education, Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Diploma/Degree in Nursing or related field

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post registration clinical experience

  Desirable

  • Community nursing experience

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Displays an understanding of HDFT's values
  • Since this job is community based ability to drive and access to transport in order to meet service needs is essential

  Person Specification

  Education, Qualifications and Training

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Diploma/Degree in Nursing or related field

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post registration clinical experience

  Desirable

  • Community nursing experience

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Displays an understanding of HDFT's values
  • Since this job is community based ability to drive and access to transport in order to meet service needs is essential

  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

  Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Various community bases

  Harrogate district foundation trust

  Harrogate

  HG2 7SX

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Various community bases

  Harrogate district foundation trust

  Harrogate

  HG2 7SX

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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